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Lin Shidong

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Lin Shidong
Born (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19)
Danzhou, Hainan, China[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking2 (15 October 2024)[2]
Current ranking2 (5 November 2024)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Durban Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Astana Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Astana Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Astana Singles

Lin Shidong (Chinese: 林诗栋; born 18 April 2005) is a Chinese table tennis player.[3][4]

Career

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Lin was picked for Hainan provincial team in 2015.[5] After winning the singles title at the national youth championships in 2020, Lin entered the Chinese national second team.[1] He became the first member from Hainan province in the Chinese national team.

In 2022, Lin was promoted to the national first team.[5] He won his first WTT title at the WTT Feeder European Summer Series 2022 held in Budapest.[6] He represented China at the 2022 ITTF World Youth Championships, winning four gold medals including the U-19 singles title.[7]

In 2023, Lin Shidong won WTT Contender series event in Amman.[8] He paired with Kuai Man in mixed doubles event at the 2023 World Championships, winning bronze in his first appearance on the Championships.[9] After claiming men's singles title at the All China Table Tennis Championships,[5] Lin successfully defended his four titles at the 2023 ITTF World Youth Championships.[10]

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2022 WTT Feeder European Summer Series China Xiang Peng 4–0 [11]
2023 WTT Contender Amman Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4–0 [12]
2024 WTT Contender Almaty South Korea Oh Jun-sung 4–3 [13]
WTT Champions Macao Germany Dang Qiu 4–0 [14]
WTT China Smash China Ma Long 4–3 [15]
WTT Contender Muscat China Wen Ruibo 4–1 [16]
WTT Champions Frankfurt Sweden Anton Källberg 4–1 [17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "儋州小将林诗栋入选国家乒乓球队二队". Danzhou Municipal People's Government (in Chinese). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Week #42 - October 15th". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Lin Shidong (CHN)". butterfly-global.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "WTT澳门赛林诗栋生日夜2-3张本智和 单局输1-11". www.163.com (in Chinese). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "祝贺!海南小将林诗栋夺得全锦赛男单冠军". qq.com (in Chinese). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "He Zhuojia And Lin Shidong Finish On Top At Feeder European Summer Series". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "China dominate ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunis". insidethegames.biz. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Shidong Tops Ovtcharov in Amman". butterflyonline.com. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata reach mixed doubles final at world championships". The Japan Times. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ^ "World Youth Championships: Shidong, Kuai, and Ojio Secure Three Titles Each". butterflyonline.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  11. ^ "WTT Feeder European Summer Series". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. ^ "WTT Contender Amman 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. ^ "WTT Contender Almaty 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  14. ^ "WTT Champions Macao 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  15. ^ "China Smash 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  16. ^ "WTT Contender Muscat 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  17. ^ "WTT Champions Frankfurt 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.