Beijing time on July 23, the 2022 World Table Tennis Professional League WTT Championship Budapest Station has entered its last day. In the men's singles final, Lin Gaoyuan led 3-0 in 4 games, wasted 6 match points in the sixth game and lost 11-13, and led 7-2 in the seventh game and was reversed. He was eventually reversed 3-4 by the top Japanese leader Zhang Benzhihe , and ranked second, and Zhang Benzhihe won the championship.
27-year-old Lin Gaoyuan is currently ranked 20th in the world, and has won four international singles championships in his career. 19-year-old Zhang Benzhihe is currently ranked 8th in the world, and has won six international singles championships in his career. The two sides have met 4 times in the past, and each won two times to tie. On the road to promotion, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru in the first round, and defeated German veteran Boer 3-0 in the second round, defeated Japanese player Yukiya Uda 3-0 in the quarter-finals, and defeated 41-year-old Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-0 in the semi-finals, and beat the opponent 11-0 in the first game.
Zhang Benzhihe defeated Chinese Hong Kong player Huang Zhenting in the first round, and defeated German Chinese player Qiu Dang in the second round, defeated Korean player Lin Zhongxun 3-1 in the quarter-finals, and eliminated German player Francesca 4-3 in seven hard battles in the semi-finals.
in the first game, Lin Gaoyuan got into the state quickly and took the lead 4-1. Zhang Benzhihe didn't have many ways to deal with each other, and the quality of receiving and serving was low. Lin Gaoyuan opened fire with full force to expand his results 9-2. With Zhang Benzhihe making a mistake in receiving the serve, Lin Gaoyuan took the lead 11-3.
In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan made a big fuss in the serving stage and took the lead 3-1 at the beginning. Zhang Benzhihe's service quality improved, and with one serve extension, he overtook the score 4-3. After 4 tied, Lin Gaoyuan scored three points in a row, Zhang Benzhihe pulled out of bounds, and Lin Gaoyuan got the game point 10-6 and won another game 11-7.
The third game, Lin Gaoyuan fell behind 1-3 after serving, and he stubbornly chased to tie the 5. Zhang Benzhihe had a sharp backhand attack and led 9-7. With a lucky edge, Kazumoto Yasuka got the game point 10-7. Lin Gaoyuan scored two points in a row, forcing Zhang Benzhihe to request a pause. The number one Japanese player returned the ball and went out of bounds, and the two tied at 10. Afterwards, both sides wasted a game point, and Lin Gaoyuan won 14-12.
In the fourth game, Lin Gaoyuan started with a passive 0-3. After chasing two points in a row, the Chinese star made consecutive mistakes, and Zhang Benzhihe expanded the results 6-2. Although Lin Gaoyuan recovered two points, his hair extensions were of average quality and his opponent seized the opportunity and led 9-5. Lin Gaoyuan made a mistake in returning the ball, and Zhang Benzhihe won the game 11-6.
In the fifth game, Lin Gaoyuan encountered a strong challenge from his opponent and fell behind 3-6. Zhang Benzhihe has high quality backhands. Lin Gaoyuan relies on the counter-rotating serve to chase points. Zhang Benzhihe got the game point 10-5. As Lin Gaoyuan made a mistake, the number one Japanese player won another game 11-6.
In the sixth game, the two players were completely released, Lin Gaoyuan took the lead 4-0 at the start, and Zhang Benzhihe was unwilling to be outdone and chased four points in a row. After 4 tied, Lin Gaoyuan's hair extensions had rich changes and led 6-4. After 10-5, Lin Gaoyuan wasted 6 match points in succession and lost 11-13.
decisive game, Lin Gaoyuan took the lead 3-1, and then he took advantage of the victory to pursue, with the forward and backhand attacks complementing each other, expanding the results 7-2. Zhang Benzhihe chased to 9. At the critical moment, Lin Gaoyuan failed to withstand the pressure and lost 9-11, and finally lost to Zhang Benzhihe 3-4, ranking second.
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