On July 14, 2022, the WTT Star Challenge organized by the ITTF continued to be held in Budapest, Hungary. World champion Lin Gaoyuan fought hard for five games and finally narrowly defeated the German star Qiu Dang 3-2, becoming the first national table tennis player to advance t

On July 14, 2022, the WTT Star Challenge organized by ITTF continued in Budapest, Hungary. World champion Lin Gaoyuan fought hard for five games, and finally narrowly defeated the famous German player Qiu Dang 3-2 and became the national table tennis player. The first player to advance to the top 16 of men's singles, he needs to wait for the winner between Ocharov and Gana Sekar. If nothing else, Lin Gaoyuan's next opponent should be Ocharov.

The 27-year-old Lin Gaoyuan is the main player of the national table tennis team. His current world ranking has dropped to 20th. In the first round of the main match, Lin Gaoyuan swept the host player Exage 3-0. Next, he faced the German player Qiu Dang, who played a straight game. France, who defeated Ocharov last month and won the men's singles championship in Peru, entered the top ten for the first time. His father, Qiu Jianxin, coaches the Japanese team and once managed Ishikawa Kasumi.

It is worth mentioning that in an interview, Lin Gaoyuan bluntly said that he must be prepared to face difficulties, because he has watched Qiu Dang’s game. The opponent is indeed not simple, and the recent progress has been very obvious. This is the first time the two have played against each other. , there is indeed a process of adaptation. Although Qiu Dang is ranked higher, Lin Gaoyuan's overall strength is stronger. When he comes to the international arena, he hopes to achieve better results.

After the game started, the two sides directly fell into a fierce battle, with the scores rising alternately. Qiu Dang's first three boards were good, and he also had strong ability to hold off on the mid-range platform. Although the quality of his single boards was poorer, the overall situation was relatively balanced. Qiu Dang had many times. After getting the game point, both were resolved by Lin Gaoyuan. After the two scored 16 points each, Lin Gaoyuan withstood the pressure and scored 2 points in a row to take the lead 18-16. Qiu Dang missed the opportunity.

Lin Gaoyuan took a 4-1 lead in the second game. Qiu Dang stabilized his position and soon caught up to 7 draws. Qiu Dang scored 3 points in a row to get the game point at 10-7. Lin Gaoyuan scored 3 points in a row to reach 10 draws. , Qiu Dang scored 2 points in a row and tied the score 12-10. Judging from the performance of the first two games, Qiu Dang’s straight and horizontal play was extremely high, which put a lot of pressure on Lin Gaoyuan. This game is indeed difficult to win, and the opponent Dominate the first three boards.

Both sides scored 5 points each in the third game. Lin Gaoyuan began to accelerate and scored consecutively to establish his lead. Then Qiu Dang resolved multiple game points and once tied at 11. Lin Gaoyuan scored 2 points in a row and narrowly won 13-11. In the fourth game, Lin Gaoyuan was a little slack. Qiu Dang strengthened the change of rhythm and restricted Lin Gaoyuan's backhand. He soon took a 6-3 lead. Then Qiu Dang took the lead and fired back 11-6.

Lin Gaoyuan's head coach Liu Heng served as an off-field coach, reminding him to take the initiative when he had the opportunity. In the deciding game, Lin Gaoyuan scored 4 points in a row and led 8-4, then sealed the victory with 11-5, and finally narrowly defeated Qiu 3-2. The party became the first national table tennis player to advance to the top 16 of men's singles.