New Hainan Client, Nanhai Network , Nanguo Metropolis Daily March 10 (Reporter Chen Wang, Intern Wang Zhu Jie) On March 9, the draw results of the Singapore Grand Slam Championship of WTTh ( World Table Tennis Professional League ) Singapore Grand Slam Championship were released. Hainan 17-year-old player Lin Shidong , who represents the national table tennis team, will participate in the men's singles and doubles competitions. In the singles match, Lin Shidong was in the same group as Ma Long , Wang Chuqin , and Lin Yunru .
Hainan table tennis player Lin Shidong. Data picture
WTT Singapore Grand Slam is one of the highest-level "four Grand Slams" in the WTT series. It has an official certified maximum prize of US$2 million and a high score of 2,000 points, attracting the highest level athletes in the world. Chinese team sent a total of 16 players to participate in the competition, including Fan Zhendong , Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Xu Xin , Lin Gaoyuan , Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha , Chen Meng , Wang Manyu , Wang Yidi , Chen Xingtong , Liu Shiwen , He Zhuojia qualified to participate in the singles competition.
According to the draw results, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long are divided into different half districts in the men's singles, and the competition in 4/4 is particularly fierce. Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru, Swedish player Falke , British player Picheford, African No. 1 Aruna , etc. are in this district. Whether Ma Long and Wang Chuqin can meet is also a big highlight.
The Singapore Grand Slam will start from March 11 to end from 20th. In this competition, if the national table tennis team wins the men's and women's singles championship, they will directly qualify for Hangzhou Asian Games . Therefore, athletes will compete fiercely for Asian Games tickets. Based on Lin Shidong's current singles ability, it is unlikely that he will get a ticket to the Asian Games singles match, unless Lin Shidong unexpectedly won the men's singles championship in the WTT Singapore Grand Slam.
In fact, Lin Shidong is expected to be shortlisted for the Chinese Table Tennis Team team competition through recent training and participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games team competition. According to the regulations of the national table tennis team, born after January 1, 1999, the world rankings are standard based on the world rankings during the 14th week of 2022. One Chinese athlete with the highest singles rankings, one Chinese athlete, can be directly shortlisted for the group lineup of five men and women. Lin Shidong is 17 years old this year and meets this condition. However, he must train hard in the near future, achieve good results in the "foreign war", and strive to rank first among young Chinese table tennis players born after 1999.
