In the men’s doubles quarter-finals of the 2024 wtt Star Challenge Doha Station, Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong lost 0 to 3 to Tomokazu Zhang moto/Otomo Shinozuka. On this match day, Lin Gaoyuan lost two games in a row. Except for this men’s doubles, they had previously In Mixed Doubles, Lin Gaoyuan’s partner Wang Manyu lost 0 to 3 to Kuai Man/Lin Shidong.
Objectively speaking, Lin Gaoyuan is a good doubles player, but there are not many opportunities for him to partner with Wang Manyu. Facing the fixed partners Lin Shidong/Kui Man, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu's loss is not an upset, 4-11, 9-11, 7-7. 11. Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu lost the game.
But Lin Gaoyuan partnered with Lin Shidong against Zhang Benzhiwa/Shinozuka Daito and should not have lost 0 to 3. In this competition, Tomokazu Zhang/Daden Shinozuka stood out from the qualifying round and have now reached the semi-finals. In this game, Tomokazu Zhang/Daden Shinozuka swept Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong 3-0, 11-4, 11-9 , 11 to 9.
After the game, fans targeted Lin Shidong, believing that his poor performance had dragged down Lin Gaoyuan! After all, in the mixed doubles competition, Lin Shidong performed very well, and his partner Kuai Man directly swept Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu. However, Lin Shidong partnered with Lin Gaoyuan, and the former performed very mediocrely and lost his edge.
After winning the game, Tomokazu Harimoto was still very excited. Although it was only a men's doubles match, he could beat the national table tennis team. Tomokazu Harimoto still clenched his fists and roared in celebration. Zhang Benzhihe has always regarded the national table tennis team as his main opponent. No matter which Chinese player he encounters, as long as he can win, Zhang Benzhihe's confidence will increase.
Entering 2024, Lin Gaoyuan is struggling. He is almost 29 years old, but qualification for the Paris Olympics is out of reach. If this continues, Lin Gaoyuan will gradually be marginalized because more new stars are growing up. As a world champion, Lin Gaoyuan's development has not met expectations.
