On September 15, Beijing time, the 2024 WTT Macau Championship came to the final stage. In the men's singles final, Chinese teenager Lin Shidong faced Germany's Qiu Dang, and the two sides started a championship battle. Lin Shidong's performance at this Macau Championship was perfect, and he knocked out his team-mate Wang Chuqin, who is ranked number one in the world, in the semi-finals. In this battle against the strong Qiu Party, Lin Shidong faced a huge test.
In the first game, Qiu Dang scored 2 points first, but Lin Shidong began to attack fiercely, and a wave of 6-0 attacks came out to achieve a reversal. In the face of Lin Shidong's ferocious firepower, Qiu Dang gradually became difficult to parry, and could only be tired of defense, Lin Shidong continued to score and won the first game 11-5.
At the beginning of the second game, Lin Shidong continued his fiery state in the first quarter and played an excellent start of 8-2. Qiu Dang was unwilling to sit still and tried to fight back, chasing the score to 5-8. Lin Shidong became more and more courageous, and after scoring consecutive points, he won 11-6 and took a 2-0 lead.
At the beginning of the third game, Lin Shidong quickly took the lead again, forcing Qiu Dang to call a timeout. After the pause, Qiu Dang improved and scored 2 points in a row, but Lin Shidong was unstoppable, scoring in a row, and after a wave of small climaxes, he took a 7-2 lead. Qiu Dang tried to chase the score, but Lin Shidong got the match point again at 10-8 and successfully cashed in the match point, taking a 3-0 lead.
In the fourth game, Qiu Dang had no way out. He played more ferociously, and the scores of the two were relatively close, and Lin Shidong began to build up a lead again in the game, taking a 9-7 lead. Soon, Lin Shidong got the match point and championship point 10-8, Qiu Dang returned the ball out of bounds, and Lin Shidong successfully closed the game, defeating Qiu Dang with a total score of 4-0 and winning the championship.
In this game, Lin Shidong only allowed Qiu Dang to score 23 points, which can be described as all-round suppression. The 19-year-old Lin Shidong showed a very mature side, and in this year, he began to gradually realize his potential. Seven days ago, Lin Shidong won three championships in the WTT Almaty feeder tournament. Just 7 days later, Lin Shidong won the championship again, won 4 championships in 7 days, and made great strides on the road of the successor of national table tennis. Will Lin Shidong become Fan Zhendong's successor? I believe that fans who watched the game will have the answer in their hearts!