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 (20 May 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
After the 2024 Summer Olympics, Lin Shidong won the men's singles titles at the WTT Contender Almaty and WTT Champions Macao in September.[11][12] He continued his success in October by defeating Ma Long in the final to win the WTT China Smash.[13] His winning streak ended in the men's singles final at the Asian Championships, where he was defeated by Tomokazu Harimoto.[14] Lin subsequently claimed two additional singles titles at the WTT Contender Muscat and WTT Champions Frankfurt.[15][16]
In 2025, Lin won the WTT Singapore Smash title by defeating Liang Jingkun in the final,[17] and subsequently reached the No. 1 position in the ITTF world rankings in February.[18] He competed at the ITTF Men's World Cup as the top-ranked player, advancing to the final where he finished as runner-up to Hugo Calderano.[19] At the 2025 World Championships, Lin was the only male Chinese player to compete in three events and entered as the top seed in both singles and mixed doubles (with Kuai Man). He was eliminated in the quarterfinals of all three events and did not medal.[20][21][22]
Singles titles
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Final opponent | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WTT Feeder European Summer Series |  Xiang Peng
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4–0 | [23] |
| 2023 | WTT Contender Amman |  Dimitrij Ovtcharov
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4–0 | [24] |
| 2024 | WTT Contender Almaty |  Oh Jun-sung
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4–3 | [11] |
| WTT Champions Macao | Dang Qiu
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4–0 | [12] | |
| WTT China Smash | Ma Long
|
4–3 | [25] | |
| WTT Contender Muscat | Wen Ruibo
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4–1 | [15] | |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt |  Anton Källberg
|
4–1 | [16] | |
| 2025 | WTT Singapore Smash | Liang Jingkun
|
4–2 | [26] |
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.
- ^ a b "WTT Contender Almaty 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b "WTT Champions Macao 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Lin Shidong stuns Ma Long to claim China Smash 2024 crown after Sun Yingsha wins women's title". olympics.com. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Harimoto Wins Men's Singles at Asian Championships". butterflyonline.com. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b "WTT Contender Muscat 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b "WTT Champions Frankfurt 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha shine with Singapore Smash singles titles". The Straits Times. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "19-Year-Old Lin Shidong Soars to World No.1". ittf.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Hugo Calderano Makes History, Sun Yingsha Retains Crown at ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup 2025". ittf.com. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Yoshimura & Odo shock top seeds Shidong & Kuai Man". Qatar Tribune. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Table tennis: Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong eliminated from men's doubles at World Championships". The Statesman. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025: World number one Lin Shidong out, China dominate women's semis". olympics.com. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder European Summer Series". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "WTT Contender Amman 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "China Smash 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "WTT Singapore Smash 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
