Lin Shidong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Danzhou, Hainan, China [1] | 18 April 2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (11 February 2025) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 1 (25 February 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lin Shidong (Chinese :林诗栋; born 18 April 2005) is a Chinese table tennis player. [3] [4]
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]
Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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2022 | WTT Feeder European Summer Series | ![]() | 4–0 | [11] |
2023 | WTT Contender Amman | ![]() | 4–0 | [12] |
2024 | WTT Contender Almaty | ![]() | 4–3 | [13] |
WTT Champions Macao | ![]() | 4–0 | [14] | |
WTT China Smash | ![]() | 4–3 | [15] | |
WTT Contender Muscat | ![]() | 4–1 | [16] | |
WTT Champions Frankfurt | ![]() | 4–1 | [17] | |
2025 | WTT Singapore Smash | ![]() | 4–2 | [18] |