On July 2, Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong embarked on a flight to Bangkok, Thailand. In the case that all the main forces of national table tennis are training in Chengdu to prepare for the Paris Olympics, it is a great thing for the majority of fans to be able to send Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong to participate in the competition. After all, fans haven't seen the game for more than a month since the Chongqing championship ended.
Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong were qualified as wild cards
The 2024 WTT Star Challenge Bangkok will be held from July 2 to 7, and the national table tennis team has no plans to send players to participate, after all, the biggest task at present is to prepare for the Paris Olympics. However, WTT may consider the spectacle of the game, so it specially gives two wild card places for Chinese national table tennis. The national table tennis then sent Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong, the fifth main players of the men's and women's teams who were not selected for the Olympic squad, to participate in the competition. The fans were also very happy to see Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong play again, especially in Bangkok, which was a blessed place for the two, and the fans were very much looking forward to witnessing the two win the championship in Bangkok again. The competition venue in Bangkok also set up a large poster of the duo.
The specific list is released:
Men's Singles seeds: France's F-Lebrun, Brazil's Hugo, Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru and Lin Gaoyuan, Japan's Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Korea's Jang Woo-jin, Portugal's Freitas, Nigeria's Aruna, Japan's Hayasuke Togami, Korea's Cho Dae-sung.
Women's Singles big seeds: Japan's Hina Hayata, Chen Xingtong, Korea's Shin Yubin, Japan's Miwa Zhangmoto, Romania's Szokos, Japan's Mimato Ito, Japan's Miu Hirano, Puerto Rico's Diaz, Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing, Korea's Tian Zhixi.
Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong represented the national table tennis in Bangkok as early as 2023, when Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong both played in three competitions, and at the Bangkok Challenge held in Thailand in 2023, Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong won three championships respectively. Among them, Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Shidong swept the Korean pair Zhang Yuzhen/Lim Jong Hoon 3:0 to win the men's doubles championship. Lin Gaoyuan defeated South Korea's Jang Woo-jin 4-3 in the men's singles final to win the singles title.
Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong jointly played in the mixed doubles final, and reversed the Korean pair of Lim Zhongxun and Shin Yubin with a score of 3-2 to win the championship. Chen Xingtong and Kuo Man partnered in Women's Doubles to win the title with a score of 3-0 against Chinese Taipei's Zheng Yijing and Li Yuzhen. In addition, Chen Xingtong defeated South Korea's Zhu Qianxi 4-1 in the women's singles final to win the championship. Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong shined at the 2023 Bangkok Challenge, Thailand.
Although Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong were not selected for the national table tennis to participate in the Paris Olympics, it is undeniable that their status in the national table tennis and the excellent results they have achieved in their careers. After the Paris Olympics, as the national table tennis accelerates the pace of training young players, Chen Xingtong and Lin Gaoyuan may gradually reduce the frequency of matches, so fans must cherish Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong's current matches. It is expected that the duo can both defend their singles titles at the Bangkok Challenger. Come on!
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