On September 15, Beijing time, the men's singles final of the table tennis WTT Macau Championship was played by Lin Shidong against Qiu Dang. In the end, Lin Shidong lost four games in a row, swept Qiu Dang 4-0, and won the championship strongly, full of gold, and the audience also applauded him.
In this event, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long did not participate, and the national table tennis men's singles mainly participated in Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, and Lin Shidong, but Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun were out early, and only Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong broke into the semifinals, which made people also successful. In the end, Lin Shidong knocked out Wang Chuqin, who was the top seed, 4-1, and entered the final strongly, continuing his hot form.
Now Lin Shidong is in the final against Qiu Dang from Germany, who is also in excellent form, including a 3-2 reversal of Liang Jingkun in the quarter-finals and a 4-2 elimination of Gao Chengrui in the semi-finals.
The two sides have played each other twice before, and each won 1 win and 1 loss to a draw, from the perspective of technical characteristics, Lin Shidong as long as the first three boards can curb Qiu Dang's fighting, the probability of winning is greater.
In the first game, Lin Shidong fell behind 0-2 at the beginning, and quickly counterattacked, scoring 7 points in a row to complete the 7-2 overtake, and then the two sides scored each other, and Lin Shidong turned over 11-5 to win. The second game is almost the plot of the first game, after the two sides tied 2-2, Lin Shidong suddenly exerted his strength, scored 6 points in a row to expand the score, and took an 8-2 lead, Qiu Dang chased 3 points in a row, but was still unable to turn the tables, 6-11 and lost another game.
In the third game, Lin Shidong led 3-0 at the beginning, although Qiu Dang could also score, but the score continued to be pulled away quickly, from 3-8 to 6-8, Lin Shidong withstood the pressure at the critical moment, and the score was 11-8 and won again.
As the general trend has gone, it is difficult for Qiu Dang to compete with Lin Shidong, and he lost 7-11 in the fourth game, losing 0-4 in total.
As a leader of the new generation of national table tennis, 19-year-old Lin Shidong shined in this event, and it also produced five incredible:
First, he defeated Zhang Benzhihe, Lin Yunru, Wang Chuqin, and Qiu Dang in a row, and finally won the championship strongly, and the above opponents all participated in the Paris Olympics.
Second, Lin Shidong's championship is full of gold, because the opponents he defeated are very strong.
Third, the final was originally a close matchup, but Lin Shidong turned it into a one-sided matchup, and Qiu Dang barely fought back, which can be reflected from the first game.
Fourth, in this event, Lin Shidong's forehand and backhand skills have improved significantly, and he will be the main candidate for the national table tennis men's singles in the future.
Fifth, Lin Shidong won back-to-back championships and won 10 consecutive wins in men's singles.