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Lin Shidong
Personal information
Born (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 21)
Danzhou, Hainan, China[1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubHuangshi TTC [3]
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (11 February 2025)[4]
Current ranking6 (6 July 2026)[5]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 LondonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 DurbanMixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 ChengduMixed team
Gold medal – first place2025 ChengduMixed team
Silver medal – second place2025 MacaoSingles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 AstanaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2024 AstanaTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 BhubaneswarTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 AstanaSingles
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place2025 ShenzhenSingles

Lin Shidong (Chinese: 林诗栋; born 18 April 2005) is a Chinese table tennis player and the world number 1 from February to September 2025.[6][7]

Career

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Lin was picked for the Hainan provincial team in 2015.[8] 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.[8] He won his first WTT title at the WTT Feeder European Summer Series 2022 held in Budapest.[9] He represented China at the 2022 ITTF World Youth Championships, winning four gold medals including the U-19 singles title.[10]

In 2023, Lin Shidong won the WTT Contender series event in Amman.[11] He paired with Kuai Man in the mixed doubles event at the 2023 World Championships, winning bronze in his first appearance at the Championships.[12] After claiming the men's singles title at the All China Table Tennis Championships,[8] Lin successfully defended his four titles at the 2023 ITTF World Youth Championships.[13]

After the 2024 Summer Olympics, Lin Shidong won the men's singles titles at the WTT Contender Almaty and WTT Champions Macao in September.[14][15] He continued his success in October by defeating Ma Long in the final to win the WTT China Smash.[16] His winning streak ended in the men's singles final at the Asian Championships, where he was defeated by Tomokazu Harimoto.[17] Lin subsequently claimed two additional singles titles at the WTT Contender Muscat and WTT Champions Frankfurt.[18][19]

In 2025, Lin won the WTT Singapore Smash title by defeating Liang Jingkun in the final,[20] and subsequently reached the No. 1 position in the ITTF world rankings in February.[21] However, after becoming the world's top-ranked men's singles player, Lin experienced a series of setbacks in international competitions. He competed at the ITTF Men's World Cup, advancing to the final where he finished as runner-up to Hugo Calderano.[22] 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.[23][24][25]

In the summer of 2025, Lin participated in the WTT United States Smash, where he lost in the semi-finals against Tomokazu Harimoto 3–4.[26] Then Lin joined the WTT Champions Yokohama and had a surprising loss to Dang Qiu in the round of 16.[27] The next tournament was the WTT Europe Smash in Sweden, where Lin reached the final after successively taking revenge against Dang Qiu in the quarterfinal 4–0, before beating French Simon Gauzy in a thrilling 4–3 match. In the final, Lin lost 3–4 to Truls Möregårdh.[28] Before the last Grand Smash, Lin went to play in the WTT Champions Macao but lost 3–4 in the quarterfinals against Anders Lind. Meanwhile, his compatriot Wang Chuqin won the title, earning 1000 ranking points and surpassing Lin to become the world No. 1 again.[29][30]

Despite his drop in the rankings, Lin still helped the Chinese national team capture the men's team title at the 2025 Asian Championships and the mixed team title at the World Cup.[31][32] Lin's singles title drought extended into 2026, and he was even forced to withdraw from the Men's World Cup in late March due to an injury.[33] Nevertheless, as a member of the national team, he made his debut at the World Team Table Tennis Championships a month later. At this historic centenary edition of the World Championships, Lin entered as the team's second-highest-ranked player;[34] however, during the group stage, he suffered consecutive defeats to South Korea's Oh Jun-sung, as well as Sweden's Elias Ranefur and Anton Källberg, which led to the Chinese men's team losing back-to-back ties against South Korea and Sweden.[35][36] Despite these setbacks, he continued to feature in the knockout stage and ultimately helped the Chinese men's team capture the championship.[37]

Singles titles

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Year Tournament Final opponent Score Ref
2022 WTT Feeder European Summer Series China Xiang Peng 4–0 [38]
2023 WTT Contender Amman Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4–0 [39]
2024 WTT Contender Almaty South Korea Oh Jun-sung 4–3 [14]
WTT Champions Macao Germany Dang Qiu 4–0 [15]
WTT China Smash China Ma Long 4–3 [40]
WTT Contender Muscat China Wen Ruibo 4–1 [18]
WTT Champions Frankfurt Sweden Anton Källberg 4–1 [19]
2025 WTT Singapore Smash China Liang Jingkun 4–2 [41]

References

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  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Lin Shidong player profile". tabletennis.media. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Chinese Super League 2025". tabletennis.media. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Week #7 - February 11th". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Men's Singles 2026 Week #28". ittf.com. 6 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Lin Shidong (CHN)". butterfly-global.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "LIN Shidong". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "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.
  9. ↑ "He Zhuojia And Lin Shidong Finish On Top At Feeder European Summer Series". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "China dominate ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunis". insidethegames.biz. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Shidong Tops Ovtcharov in Amman". butterflyonline.com. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata reach mixed doubles final at world championships". The Japan Times. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "World Youth Championships: Shidong, Kuai, and Ojio Secure Three Titles Each". butterflyonline.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  14. 1 2 "WTT Contender Almaty 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  15. 1 2 "WTT Champions Macao 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "Harimoto Wins Men's Singles at Asian Championships". butterflyonline.com. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  18. 1 2 "WTT Contender Muscat 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  19. 1 2 "WTT Champions Frankfurt 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha shine with Singapore Smash singles titles". The Straits Times. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "19-Year-Old Lin Shidong Soars to World No.1". ittf.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "Yoshimura & Odo shock top seeds Shidong & Kuai Man". Qatar Tribune. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  24. ↑ "Table tennis: Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong eliminated from men's doubles at World Championships". The Statesman. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  25. ↑ "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.
  26. ↑ "United States Smash 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  27. ↑ "WTT Champions Yokohama 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  28. ↑ "Europe Smash — Sweden 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  29. ↑ "WTT Champions Macao 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  30. ↑ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Men's Singles 2025 Week #38". ittf.com. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "China Wins Asian Championships". butterflyonline.com. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  32. ↑ "ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2025: Hosts People's Republic of China win third straight title". olympics.com. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  33. ↑ "ITTF World Cup: Hong Kong's Lam Siu-hang to take injured Lin Shidong's spot in Macau". South China Morning Post. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  34. ↑ "ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  35. ↑ "South Korea Ends 31-Year Drought Beats World No. 1 China 3-1". The Chosun Daily. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  36. ↑ "Sweden shock China in five-match thriller". ettu.org. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  37. ↑ "World Team Table Tennis Championships 2026: People's Republic of China complete team double with wins over Japan". olympics.com. 11 May 2026. Archived from the original on 11 May 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  38. ↑ "WTT Feeder European Summer Series". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  39. ↑ "WTT Contender Amman 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  40. ↑ "China Smash 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  41. ↑ "WTT Singapore Smash 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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