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Chinese table tennis star Ma Long teams up with Lin Gaoyuan for the first Singapore Smash title
SINGAPORE The Singapore Smash was a tournament full of firsts for Chinese table tennis superstar Ma Long.
First up was a maiden doubles appearance in Singapore for the 35-year-old, followed by an unwanted record when he failed to qualify for the men's singles final for the first time since 2022 after a shock exit in the round of 32.
His 3–2 defeat to Germany's Patrick Franziska on 12 March was also the first time in 14 events that Ma had lost in the last 32 of a competition.
But, cheered on by the crowd at the OCBC Arena on March 16, the five-gold Olympic champion made history by claiming his first Singapore Smash title.
He teamed with Lin Gaoyuan to defeat two-time defending champions and world No. 1 duo Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin 3-2 (6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 14-12) in the men's doubles final.
Ma said: There were instances (in the singles rounds of 32 and 64) where I failed to execute my tactics and control the pace, which led to my defeat.
This is the nature of competitive sport and I recognize the need to adjust my thinking accordingly. Winning the men's doubles title with Gaoyuan has increased my confidence in our partnership.
World champions Fan and Wang looked on course to retain their title as they won the first game 11-6.
But unranked Ma and Lin, who last competed together in 2020, won the next two 11-7, 11-9 to stun their teammates. Fan and Wang then won the fourth game 11-6, setting up a grandstand finish.
In the decider, Fan and Wang raced to a 4-1 lead before Ma fought back to level the score at 4-4.
The see-saw battle kept fans on the edge of their seats. With the score at 9-9, Wang delivered a smash that gave them the advantage, but their opponents saved two match points to make it 11-11.
Little separated them as the match stretched to 12-12 and while the crowd was at a fever pitch it was Ma and Lin who eventually secured the final two points.
Reflecting on their journey as partners, Lin said: We certainly faced many challenges and various obstacles along the way, but we fought through them and overcame them all.
Compatriots Chen Meng and Wang Manyu made it a clean sheet on the penultimate day of the Singapore Smash, as the sixth-ranked duo defeated Chinese Taipei world number 5 Cheng I-ching and Li Yu-jhun with 3- 0 (11-5, 11) defeated. -6, 11-5).
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