Lin Yunru, the "silent assassin" ranked 12th in the men's singles world and the first brother of Chinese Taipei, swept Liang Jishan, who transferred from China to the United States, 11:6, 11:3, 11:7, 11:7 local time on the 18th, and advanced to the top 64 of the men's singles at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships.
Men's singles world No. 12 "Silent Assassin", Chinese Taipei's first brother Lin Yunru
Lin Yunru did not give Liang Jishan any hope in this game, and he led 10:1 in the second game, and Liang Jishan, who lost 2 games in a row, tried to make changes in the 3rd and 4th games, but Xiaolin was still superior. Lin Yunru will face Croatian ace Pucar in the round of 64, and Lin Yunru has not lost in the past four meetings.
Lin Yunru fought on the third line this year, in addition to the men's singles, he also played men's doubles with Gao Chengrui, and the mixed doubles joined hands with Zheng Yijing. Lin Yunru/Zheng Yijing, the bronze medalists at the 2021 World Championships, have now worked together again after a long absence, defeating the Kazakhstan pair 11:1, 11:6, 11:3 in the first game on the 18th to advance to the top 32 of mixed doubles.
The 16-year-old Chinese Taipei teenager Guo Guanhong, who made his debut at the World Championships, cleaned up the 17-year-old Qatari player Kolani with 11:7, 11:7, 11:6, 11:4, and men's singles Lin Yunru, Gao Chengrui, Guo Guanhong, and Lin Yan all reached the top 64. In Women's Doubles, Zheng Yijing/Li Yuzhen defeated their New Zealand opponents 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 in the round of 64. Huang Yihua/Cai Yunen defeated the Serbian pair 12-10, 9-11, 11-2, 7-11, 11-6.