Lin Shidong
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| Born | 18 April 2005 Danzhou, Hainan, China[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (11 February 2025)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (15 April 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lin Shidong (Chinese: 林诗栋; born 18 April 2005) is a Chinese table tennis player and the world number 1 since February 2025.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Lin was picked for the Hainan provincial team in 2015.[5] After winning the singles title at the national youth championships in 2020, Lin joined the Chinese national second team.[1] He is the first person from Hainan province to be a member of 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 the WTT Contender series event in Amman.[8] He paired with Kuai Man in the mixed doubles event at the 2023 World Championships, winning bronze in his first appearance at the Championships.[9] After claiming the 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
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
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| 2022 | WTT Feeder European Summer Series |  Xiang Peng
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4–0 | [11] |
| 2023 | WTT Contender Amman |  Dimitrij Ovtcharov
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4–0 | [12] |
| 2024 | WTT Contender Almaty |  Oh Jun-sung
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4–3 | [13] |
| WTT Champions Macao | Dang Qiu
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4–0 | [14] | |
| WTT China Smash | Ma Long
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4–3 | [15] | |
| WTT Contender Muscat | Wen Ruibo
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4–1 | [16] | |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt |  Anton Källberg
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4–1 | [17] | |
| 2025 | WTT Singapore Smash | Liang Jingkun
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4–2 | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Week #7 - February 11th". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Lin Shidong (CHN)". butterfly-global.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "LIN Shidong". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "He Zhuojia And Lin Shidong Finish On Top At Feeder European Summer Series". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "China dominate ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunis". insidethegames.biz. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Shidong Tops Ovtcharov in Amman". butterflyonline.com. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata reach mixed doubles final at world championships". The Japan Times. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "World Youth Championships: Shidong, Kuai, and Ojio Secure Three Titles Each". butterflyonline.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "WTT Feeder European Summer Series". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "WTT Contender Amman 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "WTT Contender Almaty 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "WTT Champions Macao 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "China Smash 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "WTT Contender Muscat 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "WTT Champions Frankfurt 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "WTT Singapore Smash 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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