Men’s table tennis team world championship Bronze achievement: Lin envisions Olympic ticket as just the beginning

By Lyon Chiang

In the recent ITTF World Championships in Busan Korea, the Taiwanese team achieved a historic milestone by defeating last year’s European champions, Sweden, and the world’s second-ranked team, Germany. They only fell to the French team in the semifinals, matching their best-ever finish.

Lin Yun-Ju played the most matches for the team, participating in 11 games and contributing 9 wins. Despite losses to Japanese star Tomokazu Harimoto and French star F. Lebrun, Lin emerged as a key player in Taiwan’s medal quest.

Lin expressed that each match was exceptionally challenging. The quarterfinal against Germany was pivotal, with Chuang Chih-Yuan securing a crucial victory in the first match. Lin himself, trailing 0-2 against Ovtcharov, believed in his abilities and fought back point by point to level the game.

All five members of the Taiwanese men’s team got personal congrats from Hsu Fu Chi, and the Chairman, Dong Rui-Bin, personally greeted them at the airport, urging them to continue their success at the upcoming Paris Olympics. After a brief rest upon returning home, the team will resume preparations for the WTT Singapore Grand Smash starting on March 7th.

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