Lin Shidong defeated Wang Chuqin in straight four to win the Asian Games men's singles gold medal, becoming the biggest winner this year

Lin Shidong defeated the current king Chuqin in the men's singles final in straight games and won the third gold medal of this Asian Games. (Taken from the official website of International Table General)

[Reporter Xu Mingli/Comprehensive Report] "Little Stone" Lin Shidong defeated the world's number one Wang Chuqin in straight four tonight in the "Chinese Civil War" and won the men's singles gold medal in the Nagoya Asian Games snooker. This is also his third place this year after the mixed doubles and men's doubles. In addition to the men's team silver medal, he won a total of 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal, becoming the biggest winner in the men's group and ending the 19-month singles championship drought. Wang Chuqin, who won 4 gold medals at the last Hangzhou Asian Games, failed to defend his men's singles title and ended up with 3 silver medals.

Lin Shidong, ranked 8th in the world, defeated "Silent Assassin" Lin Yunru 4:3 in the men's singles quarter-finals; Wang Chuqin defeated Iran's "left-handed weirdo" Aramyan 4:1, reaching the finals of two Asian Games in a row, and the men's singles gold medal fell into the hands of the Chinese team ahead of schedule.

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Lin Shidong has been in a slump since defeating his teammate Liang Jingkun in the Singapore Grand Slam final in February last year. Not only is it difficult to win an international championship, but his world ranking has also dropped from first to eighth, falling out of the top four seeds in this year's Asian Games.

Lin Shidong has only won one of the four matches he played against Wang Chuqin in international competitions. The most recent one was a 1:4 defeat in the Chongqing Championship last year. However, tonight they met again. Lin Shidong scored 5 points in the beginning, including a lucky side kick, and quickly won 11:5. In the second game, Lin Shidong scored 5 points in a row after falling behind 1:3 at the beginning, and overtook 6:3. Wang Chuqin then continued to serve forehands and succeeded in catching up to 7 levels, but Lin Shidong also responded with a 4:1 counterattack and won again at 11:8.

In the crucial third game, Lin Shidong showed excellent defense, scoring 3 points in a row to open the score after 4 draws, and took the lead at 10:7. Wang Chuqin then received the serve and made a forehand attack, resolving two game points in a row. Although Lin Shidong called a timeout, after returning to the court, Wang Chuqin scored 2 points in a row, leading at 11:10. At the decisive moment, Lin Shidong saved the game point with a backhand pressure, then a forehand grab and a backhand line change, winning in a thrilling way at 13:11.

Lin Shidong pursued the victory in the fourth game. After leading 5:2 at the beginning, he was once chased to 6:5. He quickly took advantage of his opponent's mistakes to score 5 points in a row and won the long-lost championship at 11:5.