WTT Championship" Let 2 chase 3 again! Liang Jingkun magically defeated Gao Qi and joined hands with Lin Shidong to advance to the top 8

Chinese star Liang Jingkun, ranked 39th in the world, once again polished his reputation as the "King of Comebacks" in the second round of the men's singles at the 2026 WTT Montpellier Championship tonight. He fell behind 0:2 in three consecutive games, and finally defeated the French star Gao Qi with a super lucky net and boundary kick. Following the Doha station at the beginning of the year, he entered the top 8 of the championship for the second time this year.

Liang Jingkun, who has staged classic reversals of "handicap 2 to chase 3" many times in his snooker career, has not lost 6 times against Gao Qi, who is ranked 30 in the world, in international competitions. Among them, in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Incheon Championship, Liang Jingkun Jingkun came from behind for 3 games in a row after falling behind 0:2. In tonight's match again, Liang Jingkun lost 2 games in a row at 9:11 and 9:11. In the crucial third game, Liang Jingkun fell behind 3:5. Awakening from a big dream, he succeeded in consecutive forehand attacks and scored 5 points in a row to take the lead at 11:7. In the 4th game, Liang Jingkun counterattacked again under the adversity of 3:7, chasing the opponent's timeout at 5:7 and regaining the lead. The offensive continued after the game, adding another 3 points to take the lead at 8:7, and took the lead at 10:9. Although Gao Qi resolved a game point, Liang Jingkun showed no mercy in key points, scoring 2 points in a row to tie the game at 12:10.

The decisive game was full of drama. Liang Jingkun scored 5 points in a row at the beginning. Gao Qi followed closely after changing sides. After falling behind at 2:7, he launched a 6:2 counterattack and caught up to 8:9. At the critical moment, Liang Jingkun first succeeded with his forehand, forcing him to leave the game. At the last point, when returning the ball with his backhand, he first brushed the net and then the edge of the stage, leaving Gao Qi speechless. Liang Jingkun once again completed a big comeback at 11:8. The top 8 will face Zhang Yuzhen, the South Korean brother who also fought hard for 5 games in the previous round to reverse Lin Yunru.

China's "Little Stone" Lin Shidong, ranked 9th in the world, also defeated South Korea's Ahn Jae-hyun 11:7, 11:9, 11:7 in the top 16, writing a 5-game winning streak. In the top 8, he will face Swedish brother Moregard, ranked 4th in the world.