WTT Macau Championship ushered in a key 1/8 final. In his debut after missing the Chengdu World Table Tennis Championships, Lin Yunru narrowly defeated Boer in the first round 3-2 after 5 games in the first round. In the second round, he fought again to the decisive game. Facing Croatia , the giant Pukar, who is 197CM tall, Lin Yunru entered the men's singles quarterfinals 3-2 (12-10/8-11/11-8/13-15/11-6). French veteran Yuan Jianan also won a streak. After narrowly defeating Wang Manyu in the first round, he eliminated the number one sister of Taipei, Chen Siyu in the second round, and played against Japan's Ishikawa Kasumi in the next round.
21-year-old Lin Yunru ranked 7th in the world in men's singles and is one of the main opponents in the national table tennis competition. His left hand side crossing and his left hand side of the arc circle are used properly in the offense. Lin Yunru became a hero of the Chinese Taipei team at the Tokyo Olympics. He cooperated with Zheng Yijing and to win a bronze medal in mixed doubles and reached the semi-finals in men's singles competition. Currently, Lin Yunru/Zheng Yijing's mixed doubles ranking has always ranked first in the world.
Macau Championships Lin Yunru is well prepared than other opponents. He did not participate in World Table Tennis Championships , and he is in good physical fitness. He encountered Boer, the champion of the three World Cup in the first round. As a result, he narrowly defeated the German veteran in 5 games and met Pukal in the second round. This Croatian player is tall and powerful, and is good at the stalemate between mid- and far-distance Taiwan. Lin Yunru insists on dealing with his opponent in close Taiwan, leading twice but being high by his opponent. The quality of arc ball is limited, but Lin Yunju's speed and agility still prevailed in the decisive game. In the end, he played two consecutive games and entered the top eight of men's singles. The opponent in the next round will be France's 18-year-old young player Alex. This is a youth battle. Alex saved two match points in a row in the 1/8 final and unexpectedly eliminated Liang Jingkun, the third-ranked world. Alex has already reached the top level of men's singles in the world. Although Lin Yunju debuted earlier, he may not be sure to win.
French veteran Yuan Jianan received good news again. After the surprise elimination of the No. 3 seed Wang Manyu in the first round, Yuan Jianan welcomed Chen Siyu, the first main player in Taipei. As a horizontal board player, Yuan Jianan played the straight board player's serve tactic in this game. The changing high throw serve made Chen Siyu overwhelmed. Yuan Jianan then succeeded with forehand attack. Many of Chen Si badminton lost to the top three boards. Yuan Jianan basically did not give Chen Siyu a chance to play stalemate. In the end, Yuan Jianan won 3-1 and entered the quarter-finals of the women's singles.
Yuan Jianan will compete with Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa for a place in the semi-finals. Although Kasumi Ishikawa is the world champion and ranks 9th in the world. Ishikawa has the advantage in both results and fame. However, Yuan Jianan can defeat Wang Manyu and Chen Siyu in a row. It is difficult for Ishikawa Kasumi to achieve such a touch. This game depends on whether Kasumi Ishikawa can break Yuan Jianan's serve and insist on playing stalemate. Otherwise, Yuan Jianan may be in a bad position to enter the semi-finals. After this championship match, Yuan Jianan's world ranking will definitely be greatly improved, and it will definitely be the focus of the national table tennis team in the future.
