2024-01-03 11:22:00
On January 3, the WTT Doha Men’s Finals officially kicked off at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The first men’s singles match pits Chinese player Liang Jingkun against Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru. This is also the first match of the national table tennis team in the new year. After a fierce battle, Liang Jingkun defeated Lin Yunru 3-1 and took the lead in advancing to the men’s singles quarterfinals, giving the national table tennis a good start in the new year.
The WTT Doha Men’s Finals is the final match of the 2023 season and the highest level men’s table tennis showdown of the year. Therefore, in this event, the National Table Tennis Team sent a strong lineup to strive to win the men’s singles and men’s doubles championships. In the men’s singles arena, Liang Jingkun is the first to appear, currently ranked 4th in the world. There is only more than half a year left before the Paris Olympics. For him, if he wants to qualify for the Olympics, every competition this year is very important.
Liang Jingkun’s fortune in the WTT Doha Men’s Finals was average. In the first round, he met Lin Yunru, a famous player from Chinese Taipei. The latter is currently ranked 6th in the world. He used his fiery performance in the WTT Championship Frankfurt to defeat Wang Chuqin and Ma Long. Won the men’s singles championship. In this battle, although Lin Yunru caused some troubles for Liang Jingkun, in the end Liang Jingkun defeated Lin Yunru 3-1 (11-6, 17-15, 3-11, 11-5), giving the national table tennis a good start in the new year. Another Chinese player Lin Shidong lost to German player Qiu Dang 2-3 and became the first member of the national table tennis team to be eliminated.
In this game, Wang Hao, the head coach of the national table tennis men’s team, is personally in charge and serves as Liang Jingkun’s off-court coach. Liang Jingkun concluded after the game: “I was fully prepared before going on the field. I studied for a long time the night before. During the timeout, the coach Wang Hao told me that in the duel between strong opponents, I should take the initiative in my own hands and don’t wait. The venue and feeling are very good. , every game is a very strong opponent, this style of play is very enjoyable. You may face a civil war later, so put down your baggage and fight one game at a time.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhou Xueshuai
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