At the 2024 WTT Macau Championships, in the men's singles final on the evening of September 15, China's Lin Shidong swept Germany's Qiu Dang 4-0 to win the Macau Championship men's singles championship for the first time. Lin Shidong has a world ranking of 1000 points, and will surpass 5 world famous players in a row, and the world ranking will rise directly to seventh in the next period.
Men's Singles
Champion: Lin Shidong
Runner-up: Qiu Dang
Semifinals: Wang Chuqin, Gao Chengrui
Lin Shidong defeated Qiu Dang to win the men's singles championship, won the WTT Championship-level singles championship for the first time, and also won the world ranking of 1,000 points for the first time in a single competition. From this point of view, the Macau Championship is a major breakthrough for Lin Shidong, marking a higher level in his career, becoming a world-class player, and officially becoming one of the main players in national table tennis.
After Lin Shidong gained 1000 points in the world ranking, he only needs to subtract 75 points in the next update, so Lin Shidong can net increase 925 points. Lin Shidong's current points are 2140 points, and they will be increased to 3065 points in the next period. According to the world ranking data, Lin Shidong will surpass Lin Gaoyuan, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Lin Yunru, Francesca and Moregard, and move up from 12th to 7th, setting a new personal world ranking high.
Qiu Dang also had a lot of gains in this event, winning the runner-up and scoring 700 points, and only need to subtract 90 points in the next period to gain a net increase of 610 points. Qiu Dang is currently scoring 1,965 points, so it will be raised to 2,575 points in the next period. According to the world ranking data, Qiu Dang will surpass Francesca and Moregard in the next world ranking, rising from 13th to 11th.
Lin Shidong 4-0 Qiu Dang【11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8】
Lin Shidong is currently only 19 years old, and he and 27-year-old Qiu Dang have faced each other twice in previous matches, winning 1 win and 1 loss each. In the 2023 Xinxiang Championship, Lin Shidong defeated his opponent 3-0; In the 2024 Doha Men's Finals, Qiu Dang defeated Lin Shidong 3-2.
Previously, Lin Shidong defeated Germany's Duda 3-0, Japan's Tomokazu Zhang 3-2, Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru 3-0, and defeated national table tennis teammate Wang Chuqin 4-1 in the semifinals. Qiu Dang defeated Korea's Lim Jong-hoon 3-1, Sweden's Falke 3-2, Liang Jingkun 3-2, and Gao Chengrui 4-2 in the semifinals.
The game was fiercely contested, and Lin Shidong played relatively smoothly in the first game, quickly established a lead, and won by 6 points. In the second game, Lin Shidong still took the initiative and withstood the opponent's counterattack and won with a 5-point advantage. In the third game, Lin Shidong stopped the opponent 3-0 at the beginning, Qiu Dang bit the score after adjustment, and Lin Shidong withstood the pressure at the critical moment and won 11-8. After that, Lin Shidong maintained a strong position and successfully won the fourth game, ending the game with a total score of 4-0.