On the final day of the 2024 WTT Macau Championships, the men's singles championship between Lin Shidong and Qiu Dang was staged. Previously, the two sides have played each other twice, with each winning one and equalising. In this battle, Lin Shidong's super defensive counterattack ability made the opponent desperate, winning four games in a row and sweeping Qiu Dang 4-0, and winning four top eight seeds Zhang Benzhihe, Lin Yunru, Wang Chuqin, and Qiu Dang to win the championship!
Lin Shidong is in good form, winning three crowns at the last Almaty Regular Challenge, and this week's Macau Championship is even higher, but Lin Shidong can still beat top players Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Lin Yunru and Wang Chuqin to reach the final, which is a very obvious improvement.
Qiu Dang's promotion road is full of thorns, the 1/4 finals let the two chase three reversals of the national table tennis main force Liang Jingkun, the last semi-final in the case of losing a game 4-2 eliminated Chinese Taipei teenager Gao Chengrui, from the game we can see that Qiu Dang's on-the-spot adjustment ability is very strong.
In the first game of the finals, Qiu Dang quickly mobilized himself and took the lead in scoring two points. However, then, Lin Shidong directly counterattacked a wave of 7-0 climax, which laid the victory in the first game and took the next city 11-5.
In the second game, Lin Shidong showed his strong defensive counterattack ability, whether it was a forehand or a backhand, he was able to score some amazing fairy balls in the stalemate. Including the serve, the Qiu Party is also seeking changes, but the changes of the Qiu Party are not very restrictive to Lin Shidong. Lin Shidong led 8-2 and won again 11-6.
In the third game, Lin Shidong established a big advantage in the first half of the game, Qiu Dang finally found a little rhythm and chased it to 6-8, and Wang Hao, the coach of the national table tennis command, asked for a timeout. After the pause, Qiu Dang chased 8-9 and continued to exert pressure, and Lin Shidong withstood the pressure and scored two points in a row to win 11-8.
In the fourth game, Lin Shidong led 6-2, and Qiu Dang gave it a go and chased it to a 6-6 draw. In the second half of the game, Lin Shidong was even more determined, winning 11-8, and swept Qiu Dang 4-0 to win the men's singles championship!