On October 22, 2022, the Table Tennis Macau Championship came to an end, and the first final seat was released. The Chinese table tennis world number one Fan Zhendong defeated Chinese Taipei star Lin Yunru , and took the lead in advancing to the final, waiting for the winners of Wang Chuqin and Moregade . Fan Zhendong is waiting for his teammate Wang Chuqin to compete for the final championship. Currently, Fan Zhendong is only one victory away from reaching the top, and he is also looking forward to his performance on the final day.
Fan Zhendong and Lin Yunru are old opponents. Lin Yunru once had the experience of defeating Fan Zhendong. Last year, the Olympic semi-finals played seven games, and in the end, Fan Zhendong narrowly won 4-3. Fan Zhendong only lost one game in three rounds, and his overall performance was very stable. He successively eliminated Huang Zhenting , Karnak, and Dako. In addition, Fan Zhendong did not participate in the first championship match. Now he is only two games away from the championship.
Lin Yunru's backhand twisting technique is very advanced, and he also relies on backhand, which leads to a relatively weak forehand and lack of strength. When playing against Fan Zhendong, fighting hard will inevitably lead to a loss. He needs to find opportunities for himself through changes in rhythm and landing points. In the first three rounds, Lin Yunru narrowly defeated his opponents 3-2, defeating Boer, Pukar, and Alex one after another. The key points were played very well and impressive.
semi-finals adopted a 7-game 4-win system. In the first game, Fan Zhendong was so imposing that he scored 10 points in a row to get the game point. Lin Yunru was stunned as soon as he came up. Fan Zhendong scored 11-1 to take the lead and got a fantastic start. In the second game, Lin Yunru led 7-3. His backhand pulling success rate was extremely high, which was indeed difficult to deal with. Fan Zhendong chased to 9 points, and Lin Yunru saved a game point, but Fan Zhendong still narrowly won 12-10.
Lin Yunru led 8-4 in the third game, continued to drive the long ball, creating a chance for him to pull back. Fan Zhendong also made changes in serving, grasping the forehand small triangle and breaking through from the middle position. Lin Yunru insisted on not retreating to avoid stalemate with Fan Zhendong entering the mid-range platform. Through speed and changes, he restricted his opponent. Fan Zhendong chased to 7-9. The opponent was called a timeout outside the field, and Lin Yunru scored 2 points in a row and won the game 11-7.
From the performance of the first three games, we can see Lin Yunru's tactics, which is to serve long balls and attack, suppress the opponent through speed, so that Fan Zhendong could not play out his advantages. The national table tennis coaching team was prepared for this. In the fourth game, Fan Zhendong improved the quality of the board and did not give Lin Yunru the chance to pull it. He directly scored 11-6 to fight back. Faced with Fan Zhendong's offensive, Lin Yunru was soon defeated, with a gap in strength.
In the fifth game, Lin Yunru got the game point 10-8, Fan Zhendong missed the opportunity, Lin Yunru narrowly won 11-9, and in the sixth game, Fan Zhendong trailed and tied 6, then scored 5 points in a row, ending the game 11-6, and finally eliminated Lin Yunru 4-2, advanced to the men's singles final, and defeated his strong opponent again.
