must be admitted that during the Tokyo Olympic cycle, among the post-00s stars in the world men's table tennis world, there are only two foreign association players who can bring certain pressure and competitive threats to the main players of the Chinese table tennis team. One is the Zhang Motoshi from Japan, and the other is of course in Taipei, China, and Lin Yunru . Moreover, in the entire Olympic singles arena, Lin Yunru did make Fan Zhendong frustrated, and of course, in the end, the two core members of the national table tennis team, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong met in the final, and finally won the Olympic singles championship and runner-up respectively. However, just after the Tokyo Olympic cycle ended, fans thought that Lin Yunju would take advantage of the good foundation he had laid before and show his strength in the Paris Olympic cycle, Lin Yunju had a long period of downturn, and was once defeated by second-tier players such as the Chinese table tennis player Yuan Licen, so he often failed to finish the finals in various competitions, and sometimes even was eliminated in the first few rounds. Therefore, his world rankings and his results in the competition also declined. Will Lin Yunru become a meteor and fall in the world table tennis world?
Obviously, the ongoing Kazakhstan Open, which is the WTT Almaty Station, gives us a clear answer. Like the famous national table tennis player Chen Xing, who participated in the Oman Challenge, he showed terrifying strength in the Almaty station. Even if he had to play in three events, namely men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles, he still won consecutive games and advanced step by step towards the championship competition in each individual event. So far, he has won 18 consecutive games in different projects without losing one game, and has passed the 3-0 level in five consecutive games in three projects. This also shows from one aspect that Lin Yunru's good condition has come back. The previous Kobayashi who gave people endless hope returned to the fans' horizon.
Specifically, the WTT Almaty station has certainly not yet reached the final decisive stage, but it has begun to enter the fierce competition. In the competition with the Chinese table tennis team Chen Yuanyu and Chen Yi , Lin Yunru and his partner Chen Siyu won 3-0 to advance to the mixed doubles quarterfinals, and then in the mid-double eight-point competition, he defeated the US group Zhang An and Liang Jishan in three straight games. The scores of both sides in the three games are: 11-4, 11-7 and 11-4. In the men's doubles, Lin Yunru and Liao Zhenting also achieved a 3-0 clean sheet when facing the Chen Yuanyu/Han Xinyuan combination from South Korea, with the scores of three games: 11-3, 11-7 and 11-7. In the men's singles field, Lin Yunru, as the number one seed player, also moved forward steadily like the doubles field, and of course the goal is also the champion. The three-line attacks were played 3-0 in every game, which really allowed us to see that Lin Yunru had achieved obvious results in advance for the World Table Tennis Championships.
To a certain extent, Lin Yunru's three events, and each event performed well, also made us more aware that as a young world's top player, it may indeed be adjusted to a peak state at a certain stage, so there will be a temporary trough in the state in the next period of time. However, as a young top player, what really tests them is whether they can return to their peak state after this short trough. Obviously, Lin Yunru is doing a good job in this regard, and has returned to his ideal state bit by bit.
In the new Paris Olympic cycle, Lin Yunru will continue to be the main opponent of the Chinese men's table tennis team to strive for good results in various competitions in the future. The national table tennis team also needs to pay enough attention to him. In addition, Lin Yunru's ups and downs have set sail again, which also reminds us that we should also take an open-minded attitude towards Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin , which have also had obvious ups and downs in recent days. We believe that after a short period of downs, they also have the opportunity and ability to regain their ideal state, and strive to achieve good results in the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships held at home. We also look forward to watching the performance of Lin Yunru, Wang Chuqin, and Liang Jingkun.
