On October 5, the WTT China Grand Slam entered its penultimate matchday. In the first men's doubles final, No. 4 seeds Liang Jingkun/Wang Chuqin staged a good show of "letting two chase three", reversing top seeds Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong 3-2 to win the championship. It was also the first men's doubles title for the duo.
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Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin have not partnered many times before, and are currently ranked 28th in the world. The pair only finished runners-up at last year's and this year's WTT Taiyuan Challenger and are yet to win the Men's Doubles, losing last year's final to Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong – the only international meeting between the two pairs. In this Chinese Grand Slam, the two eliminated the No. 2 seeds Lebrun brothers in straight games in the semifinals, helping the Chinese team lock up the championship in advance.
Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong are the champions of last year's WTT Taiyuan Regular Challenger and the runners-up in this year's WTT Men's Finals, and are currently ranked 8th in the world. In this final, the "Shuanglin" combination had a clear advantage in the first two games. In the first game, the two led 6-1 at the beginning, although Liang Jingkun/Wang Chuqin struggled to tie the score, Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong still scored consecutive points after the stalemate reached 8 draws, 11-8. In the second game, the two took a big lead again at the beginning and won 11-4.
In the third game, Liang Jingkun/Wang Chuqin played a 5-1 start. The "Shuanglin" team struggled to catch up, but still lost the game 6-11. After that, Liang Jingkun/Wang Chuqin, who pulled back one point, were more imposing. The "Shuanglin" combination, despite biting the score, still lost points in a row at the end of the game and was dragged into the tiebreaker 11-8.
The tiebreaker was fiercely contested, and the scores rose alternately. After the stalemate reached 9 draws, Liang Jingkun/Wang Chuqin scored two points in a row to seal the victory 11-9 and reach the top for the first time. At the moment of victory, the two hugged excitedly in celebration. "We really want to win this championship, so let's not give up at the crucial moment." Liang Jingkun said. Wang Chuqin said in addition to joy that the two still need to sum up their experience, "It will be better for us to continue to work together in the next stage." ”