WTT Grand Slam lost 8 championship points! Lin Yunru/Zheng Yijing suffered an epic comeback from South Korea and finished second.

Lin Yunru/Zheng Yijing, ranked 9th in the world, competed in the mixed doubles final of the WTT China Grand Slam tonight. In the fourth game, they missed 8 championship points in a row under a 10:3 draw. In the decisive game, they lost another 8 points in a row after leading 5:1 at the beginning. In the end, they were reversed by the world's number one South Korean combination Lin Jong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin 2:3, and missed Taiwan's first major championship in history. This was also their second major runner-up after the 2022 Singapore Station.

Although Lin Yunru/Zheng Yijing were at a disadvantage against Lin Shenpei in the past with 1 win and 3 losses, this year the two sides met twice. Lin Zhengpei won the first match in the top 8 of the European Grand Slam with 3:1, and the South Korean combination narrowly defeated 3:2 in the top 8 of the Asian Games in Nagoya.

The two sides met again tonight and played an epic battle. In the first game, the Taiwanese team resolved 6 game points at 5:10 and won at 14:12. However, in the second game, Lin Zhengpei lost 3 points in a row with a 9:8 lead, including a lucky miss in the last shot. The ball was given up at 9:11; in the crucial third game, the Taiwanese team was tenaciously resolved by their opponents at 10:6 to resolve 9 game points and tied at 16. In the end, Kobayashi stole the long ball and succeeded, and Shen Yubin's backhand serve went out of bounds. Lin Zhengpei won with difficulty at 18:16.

The fourth game was full of drama and tension. The Taiwanese team scored 5 points in a row at 3:2, quickly opening up the score, and drew the card at 10:3. Seeing that the championship was close at hand, they could not win this crucial 1 point, and the South Korean team ignored it. The team fought frequently and succeeded, saving 8 consecutive late points and then tied the game at 11. At the critical moment, Zheng Yijing made a mistake in receiving the serve, and then the forehand return also went out of bounds. The South Korean team miraculously tied the game at 13:11.

In the decisive game, Lin Zhengpei quickly adjusted his mood and started strongly at 5:1. Unexpectedly, he lost 8 points in a row after changing sides and fell into a dangerous situation at 6:10. Although the Taiwanese team struggled to save two late points, they were still succeeded by Lin Zhongxun's backhand serve and suffered a bitter defeat at 8:11.