Lin Yunru defeated Chen Haohua and advanced to the top 4 of Nagoya Asian Games table tennis men's singles with a guaranteed bronze medal

Lin Yunru defeated Hong Kong rookie Chen Haohua and advanced to the top four of the men's singles, guaranteeing the bronze medal. (provided by the delegation)

[Reporter Hui Mingli/Comprehensive Report] "Silent Assassin" Lin Yunru defeated Hong Kong rookie Chen Haohua, ranked 75th in the world, 4:1 in the top 8 of the men's singles table tennis at the Asian Games in Nagoya today, breaking into the top four for the first time, and also following the After Zhuang Zhiyuan at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, he is the first Taiwanese player to reach the top four of the Asian Games men's singles in 12 years. He is guaranteed to win a medal. In the next round, he will face China's "Little Stone" Lin Shidong, ranked 8th in the world. Lin Shidong defeated Japanese No. 1 Terukora Matsushima 4:2 in the quarterfinals.

The 21-year-old Chen Haohua reversed the North Korean player Lee Jung-sik 4:1 in the round of 16. World No. 6 Lin Yunru played against Chen Haohua twice in the past and maintained an unbeaten record. However, he fought 5 fierce games in the US Grand Slam last year to escape 3:2.

They met again today. In the first two games, Lin Yunru got rid of his opponent after the middle period and won two consecutive games at 11:7 and 11:7. In the third game, Lin Yunru overcame a 0:4 deficit at the beginning and once tied the game at 5. However, he then made consecutive mistakes in receiving the serve and his opponent took the opportunity to launch a 5:2 offensive and gave up at 8:11. In the crucial 4th game, the two sides fought all the way. When Xiaolin was behind at 7:8, he succeeded in a forehand slash and a forehand attack after receiving the serve. He scored 3 points in a row to lead 10:8. Although Chen Haohua resolved a game point, Xiaolin scored again with a forehand slash and won the game at 11:9 in a thrilling manner, winning the game 3:1. In the 5th game, Lin Yunru chased 4 points in a row after falling behind 0:3 at the beginning, forcing his opponent to pause. After returning to the game, Xiaolin kept attacking, scoring 5 points in a row when leading 6:5, and won an important victory at 11:5.

In another men's singles top 8 match, Feng Yixin, ranked 41st in the world, faced the world champion Chinese player Wang Chuqin. In the second game, he lost 6 points in a row with an 8:5 lead. In the third game, he also resolved two game points and caught up to 9:10, but in the end he still lost two consecutive games with 5:11, 8:11, 9:11, and 6:11.