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 style Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (11 February 2025) [2]
Current ranking1 (25 February 2025)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Durban Mixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 ChengduMixed team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Astana Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 AstanaTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 AstanaSingles
Asian Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 ShenzhenSingles

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

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Career

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

YearTournamentFinal opponentScoreRef
2022WTT Feeder European Summer Series Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiang Peng4–0 [11]
2023WTT Contender Amman Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4–0 [12]
2024WTT Contender Almaty Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Jun-sung4–3 [13]
WTT Champions Macao Flag of Germany.svg Dang Qiu 4–0 [14]
WTT China Smash Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 4–3 [15]
WTT Contender Muscat Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wen Ruibo4–1 [16]
WTT Champions Frankfurt Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Källberg 4–1 [17]
2025WTT Singapore Smash Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jingkun 4–2 [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "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 #7 - February 11th". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  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. 1 2 3 "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.
  18. "WTT Singapore Smash 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.