Lin Shidong

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

Lin Shidong
Born (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005
Danzhou, China[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking9 (21 November 2023)[2]
Current ranking18 (12 March 2024)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
2023 DurbanMixed doubles
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

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
Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2022 WTT Feeder European Summer Series Xiang Peng 4–0 [11]
2023 WTT Contender Amman Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4–0 [12]

References
  1. "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. "Rank History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  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. "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.
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