Lin Yunru and Zheng Yijing narrowly lost to the South Korean team in the top 8 of mixed doubles and missed the chance to win the medal.

Lin Yunru and Zheng Yijing were defeated by the South Korean team in the top 8 of the Mixed Doubles and missed the medal. (Taken from WTT official website)

[Reporter Xu Mingli/Comprehensive Report] Lin Yunru/Zheng Yijing, ranked 10th in the world, met in the top 8 of the Asian Games Snooker Doubles in Nagoya today. They resolved two final points at 8:10 in a desperate situation. Unfortunately, they still lost to the world's number one South Korean combination Lin Jonghoon/Shin Yubin 2:3. They missed the top four and missed the medal.

Although Lin Yunru/Zheng Yijing, who won the Tokyo Olympics mixed doubles bronze medal together, lost twice to the Paris Olympic bronze medalist Lin Jonghoon/Shin Yubin 2:3 last year, they seemed to have found a solution in the quarterfinals of the European Grand Slam last month, winning the first match 3:1.

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Today's rematch was still a stalemate. In the first game, the South Korean team came well-prepared and started to attack from the start. They quickly won 11:7 after a 5:1 start. In the second game, Lin Zhengpei gradually entered the situation and overcame the 1:3 deficit at the beginning. He took the lead at 10:8. Although the South Korean team resolved two game points, at the critical moment, Lin Jongxun made a mistake in receiving the serve, and then Lin Yunru succeeded in receiving the serve and regained the victory at 12:10.

In the third game, Lin Zhengpei fell behind 4:8 and chased 3 points in a row, forcing his opponent's timeout. After returning to the game, Lin Zhongxun and Shin Yubin succeeded in consecutive forehand attacks, and the South Korean combination won again at 11:7. In the fourth game, the Taiwanese team took advantage of the opportunity in the even-numbered game. When the score was tied at 3:3, Lin Yunru scored 4 consecutive forehand points to open up the score and tie the game at 11:5.

In the decisive game, the Taiwanese team lost 4 points in a row and was overtaken by a 2:1 lead. However, after changing sides, they counterattacked from 4:8 behind. They saved two consecutive match points at 8:10 to tie the game at 10. However, at the critical moment, Zheng Yijing's forehand attack bounced out of the net, and was subsequently succeeded by Lin Zhongxun's backhand diagonal attack. Finally, at 10:12, they suffered a loss.