The Top 8 of the WTT Championship took place today in Frankfurt. Taiwanese brother Lin Yunru met Chinese star Wen Ruibo, who defeated Wang Chuqin yesterday, and eventually won four straight 12:10, 11:7, 11:8, 11:5. He not only reached the top 4, but if he can continue winning, he is expected to reach a career-high No. 4 in the world rankings next week.
Lin Yunru, ranked sixth in the world, had won the championship in Frankfurt in 2023. This year he once again passed the test and reached the top 8. Today he faced Wayne Ruibo, who has played against him twice this year. Both of them met this year at WTT Star Challenge Duha station.world cup They met twice in Macau and each achieved 1 win.
They played again today. Although there was a tug-of-war between Lin Yunru and Wen Ruibo in the first game, they scored two important points at the end of the game and won the first at 12:10. Lin Yunru also maintained the lead in the next two games, winning two consecutive games at 11:7 and 11:8 to take a 3:0 draw advantage. In the fourth game, Lin Yunru once again took a 3:1 lead and won 11:5 to enter the semi-finals. Next, they will face the winner of the battle between Zhang Benzhi and Qiu Dang.
