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exist10moon5day and nightWTTin the chinese grand slam men's singles semifinals,6no. 1 seed lin shidong4compare2defeated "giant killer" xiang peng and advanced to the finals first. after the game, xiang peng said sincerely that lin shidong's strength was indeed better than his own. after hearing this, lin shidong responded: i don’t agree.

19the 20-year-old lin shidong was full of momentum at the beginning of the new olympic cycle.9months in a rowWTThe won two singles championships in the regular challenge in almaty and the macau championship. he defeated many major national table tennis opponents and surpassed the main player lin gaoyuan in the world rankings.7bit. in this competition, "stone" maintained a stable performance and won the mixed doubles championship and men's doubles runner-up. in singles, he reached the grand slam final for the first time.

however, it was not easy for lin shidong to win this semi-final.21although xiang peng is only ranked no. 1 in the world at the age of68however, this time he played well in the main draw as a wild card, defeating the third runner-up felix le brun and the runner-up moregard of the paris olympic games one after another. lin shidong and xiang peng have played against each other twice in international competitions before, and they also won one game each. in this semi-final, xiang peng took the lead in winning the first game, and was also in the lead in the second and fourth games.1compare3when he fell behind, he still fought back tenaciously. "his competitive level and condition have been developing in a good direction recently. i am very happy to win this tough game." lin shidong said.

when xiang peng evaluated lin shidong, he said that the latter's ability was indeed superior to his own, and he was also his goal to catch up. however, lin shidong does not agree with this: "every time we play against each other, we are close to each other. whoever performs better will have the upper hand. including the young athletes of similar age in the team, everyone is on the same starting line in the new cycle. this kind of healthy competition is very good, but you still have to rely on yourself to win one point at a time.”

photo courtesy of wtt world table tennis federation

source: beijing news sports

reporter: wang xiaoxiao, zhao xiaosong