Lin Yunru defeated the Kazakh brother in straight four and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals. Feng Yixin defeated the South Korean brother Wang Chuqin 4:0.

Lin Yunru defeated the Kazakh brother in straight four and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals. (provided by the delegation)

[Reporter Xu Mingli/Comprehensive Report] "Silent Assassin" Lin Yunru swept the world's 40th-ranked Kazakh brother Jerashmanko in straight four at the Nagoya Asian Games men's singles round of 16 today, advancing to the top 8 for the second consecutive Asian Games; Feng Yixin, who participated in the Asian Games for the first time, also defeated the world's 11th-ranked South Korean brother Zhang Yuzhen 4:0. The top 8 will face the world king Wang Chuqin of China.

Lin Yunru, ranked 6th in the world, has only lost one game in the past five encounters with Jerashmanco. Not only has he won all four of their recent encounters, but he has only lost one game in total. Today, Xiaolin did not encounter too many challenges. He scored 4 points in a row to establish a lead at the beginning of the game and quickly won the point at 11:3. In the second game, Xiaolin launched a 6:1 offensive at level 3 to open up the score and add another game at 11:6. In the third game, Xiaolin followed the same pattern, scoring 6 points in a row to get rid of his opponent after 3 draws. He won 11:6. There was no suspense in the fourth game to seal the victory at 11:8.

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Lin Yunru will face 21-year-old Hong Kong left-handed rookie Chen Haohua in the quarterfinals. Chen Haohua, ranked 75th in the world, reversed North Korea's Lee Jung-sik 4:1 in the round of 16. Lin Yunru has not lost against Chen Haohua twice in the past, but he fought 5 fierce games in the US Grand Slam last year to escape 3:2.

Feng Yixin, ranked 41st in the world, had a 1-2 deficit against Zhang Yuzhen in the past, but his only win was a narrow 3:2 win at last year's Asian Cup. Today, they met again. Feng Yixin showed a strong desire to win. He scored 3 points in a row when leading at 8:7 in the first game and took the lead at 11:7. In the second game, Feng Yixin started strongly at 6:1. Soon they won another victory at 11:6; in the third game, they also led all the way after a 7:1 start and successfully won 11:7; Zhang Yuzhen started the final struggle in the fourth game, catching up from the start of 0:3 and overtaking at 8:7, but Feng Yixin quickly stabilized and launched a 4:0 closing offensive, winning two consecutive games at 11:8.

Feng Yixin defeated South Korea's top brother Zhang Yuzhen and advanced to the top 8 of men's singles. (provided by the delegation)