On October 22, 2022, the Table Tennis Macau Championship continued, and the first semi-finals were released. China Taipei star Lin Yunru against French dark horse Alex. In the end, Lin Yunru narrowly won and advanced 3-2 in three consecutive rounds, waiting for Fan Zhendong to compete for the finals.
Chinese Taipei star Lin Yunru is 21 years old, ranked 7th in the world. He once won the third place in the men's table tennis world cup and the bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the Olympics. He has long been the main rival of the national table tennis team. He lost seven games last year with Fan Zhendong, which impressed the outside fans. Lin Yunru's playing style is very flexible, and the lines have changed too many times, making it difficult for his opponent to keep up with his rhythm, but his strength is a weak link.
missed World Table Tennis Championships , Lin Yunju directly participated in the Macau Championship. He played the final game in the first two rounds, eliminating the two famous players, Bohr and Pukar, to advance to the quarterfinals, and then played against French young player Alex. This game attracted the attention of outside fans. The two young players staged a youth showdown. More fans were optimistic that Lin Yunju would win, but Alex played with momentum, which was completely unlucky.
French dark horse Alex is only 19 years old. He is a new star in the recent rise of the world table tennis world. He is currently ranked 30th and is at the bottom of the contestants. He almost failed to get a chance to play. Alex once scored Zhang Benzhi and , and now he has won Zhang Yuzhen and Liang Jingkun in a row, advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals, eliminated two famous players, defeated the main players of the national table tennis team for the first time, showing a strong impact.
Alex's singular board quality is high, the mid-to-distance platform has strong stalemate ability, and the top three boards are also OK. Although the forehand needs to be improved, it is indeed very potential overall. More importantly, he is very young and has room for growth. Alex's younger brother, Felix, has no qualification for the competition because of his low ranking. This pair of brothers should not be underestimated and has become the main opponent of the younger generation of the Chinese table tennis team. After the start of the game, Lin Yunru was a little slow to heat up and made unnecessary mistakes in the first three boards. In the first game, Alex led 7-3 and took the lead to widen the score difference. Lin Yunru scored in vain and scored consecutive points. Alex took the lead 11-8. In the second game, Lin Yunru strengthened the change of rhythm and adjusted the landing point to limit the opponent's offense, which had a good effect. At the end of the game, Lin Yunru seized the opportunity and won the game 11-9.
In the third game, Alex played steadily. Lin Yunru's return was not of high quality and it was difficult to deal with the opponent's serving rounds. Alex led 7-2, and had an absolute advantage in stalemate. He scored 11-4 and won another game. In the fourth game, Lin Yunru resisted the pressure and narrowly won 12-10. The scores of the decisive game increased alternately. Lin Yunru was even better, ended the game 11-8, and finally eliminated Alex 3-2 and advanced to the semi-finals.
