"WTT Grand Slam" and Lin Yunru won the championship in a thrilling manner after 7 rounds of fierce battle. World champion Matsushima Terukora: I respect him very much.

Terukora Matsushima. (Taken from the official website of International Table General)

[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Comprehensive Report] "Silent Assassin" Lin Yunru competed in the WTT China Grand Slam Men's Singles Championship today and had a fierce battle with the Japanese champion Terukora Matsushima for 7 games. Unfortunately, he gave up the game with a score of 3:4 and settled for runner-up. Matsushima Terukong expressed his respect for Kobayashi after winning the championship. He said that Kobayashi is a senior he respects very much. The two have been teammates for four years and they know the strength of each other very well.

Lin Yunru lost two consecutive games at 7:11 and 9:11 at the start of today's match. However, he quickly adjusted his rhythm and revised his tactics. He lost three consecutive games at 11:7, 11:8, and 11:5. He also had several wonderful tricks that made Matsushima Terukong give a thumbs up to express his respect. However, the strength of the ball king should not be underestimated. Although he was given a draw, he regained the victory 11:7 in the 6th game, and took a 6:0 lead in the final game. Kobayashi caught up after the timeout. After a thrilling duel, Kobayashi missed the opportunity to stage a comeback show again and lost 9:11.

After defeating Lin Yunru, Matsushima Terukong won the second Grand Slam men's singles gold cup in his career. He said: "I respect Lin Yunru very much. We have been teammates for many years. I know that he is very strong. I have to perform very well to have a chance to defeat him." Matsushima said that he was very happy to win this championship, which is a great encouragement to Japanese table tennis.