Lin Yunru failed to become the second Jiang Penglong, but still created his best men's singles ranking at the World Table Tennis Championships

On the 23rd local time, Chinese Taipei's first brother and "silent assassin" Lin Yunru reversed the German star 4:3 in the men's singles round of 16 of the 2025 Doha World Table Tennis Championships after an epic 7-game battleFranziskaAlthough he lost 0:4 to the world's No. 2 Chinese star Wang Chuqin in the evening quarterfinals, he failed to become the second Chinese Taipei player to break into the men's singles semi-finals after Jiang Penglong in 2001, and still created his best ranking in the World Championships.

Chinese Taipei's first brother, "Silent Assassin" Lin Yunru

Lin Yunru, ranked 12th in the world, has been in the pastFranziskaWon all 8 times, but yesterday encountered stubborn resistance, leading 2:1 in the number of innings, 7:1 in the fourth game, losing 10 points in a row by the opponent all the way, and once asked for a medical timeout due to knee discomfort, and finally fought until the decisive game to get out of trouble with 11:4, winning 9 consecutive victories.

Lin Yunru said that in the fourth game, there was 1 ball that was relatively low, and he hit the ground with his knee when he pulled back, feeling a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, it was just a little bruised, and there was no big problem. As for the rightFranziskaMaintaining an undefeated record, Lin Yunru said, "Actually, I didn't think about it that much, after all, it was very difficult every time, and I still put my posture low to fight the opponent." ”

In men's doubles, the French glasses brothers A. Lebrun/F. Lebrun defeated the 2021 World Championships champion Carlsen/Falke 3:1 in the quarterfinals yesterday, and will face the "" martial arts master combination in the quarterfinalsFranziskaLin Yunru / Gao Chengrui. For Lin Gaopei, as long as they reach the final, the other semi-final match, whether it is Japan's Hayasuke Togami/Shinozuka Daito or France's Brazzawilder/Dole, both groups are defeated at this year's WTT Singapore Grand Slam, and the championship is bullish.