WTT Championship》Lin Yunru defeated Zhou Qihao in 4 games and faced Chinese rising star Wen Ruibo in the top 8

"Silent Assassin" Lin Yunru defeated former Shandong Weiqiao doubles partner Zhou Qihao 3:1 in the men's singles round of the 2026 WTT Frankfurt Championship tonight. The top 8 will face another Chinese star Wen Ruibo. Wen Ruibo, ranked 14th in the world, defeated the former world king Wang Chuqin in straight games in the top 16 and joined the top 8 train.

Lin Yunru, ranked 6th in the world, defeated Zhou Qihao 3:1 twice in the 2023 Goa Star Challenge and this year's Chongqing Championship. However, Zhou Qihao defeated Xiang Peng and Zhang in the China Grand Slam last month. Top players such as Ben Chiwa and Zhang Yuzhen advanced to the top four. Last week at the Montpellier Championship, they also defeated South Korea's Wu Chengcheng and France's top brother F. Leblanc to advance to the top eight. This week's world ranking also reached a career-best 12th.

Facing the excellent Zhou Qihao, Lin Yunru quickly got into the situation in the first game, starting strongly at 7:0. Although Zhou Qihao once caught up with 9:6, Xiaolin stole the long ball at the critical moment and won the first point at 11:7. In the second game, Lin Yunru caught up after falling behind at 4:8, scoring 3 points in a row to force the opponent's timeout, and then succeeded in a forehand smash at 9, receiving the serve and backhand twist, and came from behind at 11:9.

In the third game, Lin Yunru fell behind 4:7 and relied on a strong forehand attack to tie the game at 8. However, Zhou Qihao changed the situation with a lucky tennis ball and scored 3 points in a row to regain the victory at 11:8. However, Lin Yunru quickly made adjustments. After the 4:1 start of the fourth game, he quickly took a 9:3 lead. Zhou Qihao then chased 2 goals in a row. Xiaolin cautiously called a timeout. After returning to the game, he used his signature backhand to force the last point of the match. Finally, he won 3 consecutive games at 11:7.