On the evening of October 12, the Asian Championships mixed doubles final was held at the pinnacle! The national table tennis combination vs. the North Korean combination continued the routine of the mixed doubles final of the Paris Olympics. This time, Lim Shi Dong and Kuaiman played an eye-catching performance against Olympic mixed doubles silver medallists Lee Jung-sik/Kim Jin-young. In the previous road to qualification, the North Korean pair defeated Korea's Shin Yubin/Lim Zhongxun 3-2. Lee Jung-sik/Kim Jin-young 3-2 Lim Jung-hoon/Shin Yu-bin.
After the start of the game, the national table tennis combination achieved 2-1, and then lost 2 points in a row. Lin Shidong's defense and offense are effective, scoring continuously, 4-3! The North Koreans responded. Lee Jung-sik tied the score, and Kueman made a forehand offensive error. After that, Kueman made a mistake in the backhand of the serve, 5-7! The North Koreans were well prepared and scored consecutive points to open up the deficit at 9-5. The national table tennis combination has a good effect of chasing points, and Kuo Man scored on a backhand to chase 9-10! Lee Jung-sik scored against Ra to make it 11-9, and the North Koreans took a 1-0 lead.
In the second game, the North Korean combination once relied on efficient offense to open up the difference 5-3. Lin Shidong insisted on attacking the backhand position and chased it to 5 draws. Since then, the two sides have been entangled to 7 draws and 8 draws, which are difficult to solve. At the end of the game, the national table tennis combination lost 2 points in a row and sent out the game point 8-10. Lin Shidong scored 2 points in a row. Kim Jin-young and Lee Jung-sik made mistakes one after another out of bounds. 10-12, the big score came to 1-1!
Entering the third game, the national table tennis combination started 0-3, and Lin Shidong scored with a slash. Lin Shidong tried a backhand position and flew away, 1-4! After that, the score came to 2-6, but Lin Shidong was not discouraged, chased points continuously, and quickly equalized. After Lin Shidong overtook 8-7, he lost 2 points in a row. The North Korean combination did not grasp it at the end of the game. The national table tennis combination made a thrilling reversal of 11-9 and overtook 2-1.
In the fourth game, the national table tennis combination opened with an 8-4 lead, and then lost 2 points in a row. Lin Shidong made a mistake and went out of bounds. The North Koreans also lost points by mistake. 9-7! Lin Shidong made a mistake in pulling a straight line with his backhand. After that, the national table tennis combination won the championship with a difficult score of 15-13, with a big score of 3-1!
This is the second championship of national table tennis in this tournament after the men's team won the championship. Now, Lin Shidong has also entered the semifinals in the men's singles and is expected to hit the triple crown.