Lin Gaoyuan lived up to expectations and swept Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-0, did not let the upset continue, and successfully advanced to the top 16 of men's singles.
In the third round of the 2024 ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup group stage in Macau, China, another important match will be ushered in, with national table tennis player Lin Gaoyuan facing Chinese Taipei's Zhuang Zhiyuan.
In the first round of the group stage, Lin Gaoyuan was drawn 2-2 by Croatia's Tomislav Puka. In the second round of the group stage, Tomislav Puka won 3-1 against Zhuang Zhiyuan. Puka has the advantage with one win and one draw. Zhuang Zhiyuan has missed ahead of schedule. Lin Gaoyuan can only defeat Zhuang Zhiyuan to have a chance to advance to the top 16 of men's singles. This game is not easy to play.
In the first game, Lin Gaoyuan made a 3:0 start. After Zhuang Zhiyuan scored 1 point, Lin Gaoyuan scored 4 points in a row and took a 7:1 lead. Lin Gaoyuan maintained the lead and won the game 11-4.
In the second game, Lin Gaoyuan made an 8:0 start. After both sides scored 3 points each, Lin Gaoyuan won another game 11:3.
Lin Gaoyuan rarely played so smoothly. He's a Jedi eruption.
Lao Zhuang was also beaten to the forefront, frowning. It is estimated that he didn't expect Lin Gaoyuan to play so well.
In the third game, Lin Gaoyuan quickly took the lead. At 7:4, Lin Gaoyuan scored 2 points in a row, and the difference reached 5 points. Lin Gaoyuan maintained the 5-point advantage to the end and won the third game 11-6.
In the fourth game, Zhuang Zhiyuan made a 2:0 start. Lin Gaoyuan scored 3 points in a row to overtake. Zhuang Zhiyuan took another 5:4 lead. Lin Gaoyuan called a timeout. Lin Gaoyuan is cautious because he is not guaranteed to advance.
Lin Gaoyuan scored 2 points in a row and overtook the score again with 6:5. However, Zhuang Zhiyuan was also very good, scoring 3 points in a row and taking the lead again. Both sides scored 2 points each, and Zhuang Zhiyuan won the game point at 10:8. At the critical moment, Lin Gaoyuan broke out, scored 4 points in a row, and won the fourth game 12:10.
Lin Gaoyuan swept Zhuang Zhiyuan 4-0. Lin Gaoyuan won one win and one draw, won 6 games and lost 2 games. Puka also has a record of one win and one draw, winning 5 games and losing 3 games. Lin Gaoyuan won more games and advanced to the round of 16.
After winning Zhuang Zhiyuan, Lin Gaoyuan looked very calm. He didn't make any celebratory moves. After shaking hands with Zhuang Zhiyuan and the referee, he came to the coach on the sidelines. The coach, like Lin Gaoyuan, is also very calm, which is equivalent to completing a task.
The morning and afternoon games were over. There are 6 players in the national table tennis, 5 people are promoted, and 1 person is eliminated.
Among them, Wang Yidi drew 2-2 with Shan Xiaona and still advanced to the top 16 of women's singles. Chen Meng defeated India's monster player Akula 3-1 and also advanced to the women's singles round of 16.
Ma Long swept Li Yuanzhang 4-0, and Wang Chuqin swept Glasmenko 4-0, both of which advanced to the top 16 of men's singles.
Only Kuaiman defeated Hirata Zhixi 2-2, and because of the disadvantage of small scores, he missed the top 16 of women's singles.