Lin Xiangti bucked the trend and entered the Asian Games women's singles quarterfinals

Taiwanese women's singles player Lin Xiangti. (File photo, taken by reporter Chen Zhiqu)

[Special Correspondent Nian Miaoyun/Nagoya Report] Taiwanese female player Lin Xiangti stayed up all night to fight in the top 16 of the Asian Games women's singles in Nagoya. After a fierce battle with Hong Kong female player Lu Shanen for 3 games early this morning, she won 21:19, 7:21:21:15. She entered the top 8 of the Asian Games women's singles for the first time.

Lin Xiangti, ranked 19th in the world, only participated in the team competition at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou and did not qualify for the individual competition. But this time at the Nagoya Asian Games, she and Qiu Pinqian fought separately in the women's singles. She received a bye in the first round and overturned the world's eighth-ranked Thai player Li Meili in the top 32.

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In the top 16, Lin Xiangti met Lu Shanyan, a Hong Kong player ranked 68th in the world. Lin Xiangti won the past two games. When we met again today, Lin Xiangti took the lead in winning the first game. Although she gave up in the second game, she performed steadily in the decisive game and won 21:15.

After Lin Xiangti advances to the top 8, she will meet Wang Zhiyi, who is ranked second in the world in China. The two sides have played against each other five times, and Wang Zhiyi won each time.