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National Table Tennis Durban World Table Tennis Championships first test: Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong win mixed doubles title

22.2.2023 at 13:20:20.0 Source: Xinhuanet
Author: Yu Sihui Hu Jiali

The Chinese table tennis team’s qualifiers for the Durban World Table Tennis Championships held their mixed doubles final on the 21st. Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong beat Yu Ziyang/Sun Mingyang 3-1 to win the title.

In the day’s game, the more experienced Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong took the lead and won the first game 11:5, after which Yu Ziyang/Sun Mingyang pulled the game back 11:6. In the next game, Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong withstood the opponent’s blow and won two consecutive games 11:5 and 11:8 to win the championship.

“Mixed doubles is actually a competition of individual overall ability. I believe that my overall competence still needs to be strengthened. Speaking about the results of this competition, Chen Xingtong said: “Communication is also very important in mixed doubles. You can communicate with him (Lin Gaoyuan) more.”

Lin Gaoyuan said: “When the game is at a standstill, how to understand the mentality, whether to be conservative or fight, I think there are many points that need to be summarized in this part.”

The Durban Table Tennis World Championships will be held in Durban, South Africa from the 20th to the 28th. May. The Chinese Table Tennis Association will hold two trials before the tournament. According to the rules, players who win the men’s and women’s singles titles in two trials qualify directly for the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban; If the results are the same, it will be decided by a PK contest.