Lin Shidong
{{short description|Chinese table tennis player}}
{{family name hatnote|Lin|lang=Chinese}}
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2005|4|18|df=y}}
|birth_place=Danzhou, Hainan, China{{cite web|url=https://www.danzhou.gov.cn/danzhou/ywdt/jrdz/202012/t20201210_2899861.html|title=儋州小将林诗栋入选国家乒乓球队二队|website=Danzhou Municipal People's Government|language=zh|date=10 December 2020|access-date=28 May 2023}}
|playingstyle=Right-handed, shakehand grip
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|highest_rank=1 (11 February 2025){{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_7_SEN_MS.html|title=Week #7 - February 11th|website=results.ittf.link|access-date=11 February 2025}}
|current_rank=1 (17 June 2025){{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025_25_SEN_MS.html|title=Week #25 - June 17th|website=results.ittf.link|access-date=17 June 2025}}
| club = Huangshi TTC {{cite web|url=https://tabletennis.media/tournaments/2025-chinese-super-league/|title=Chinese Super League 2025|website=tabletennis.media|access-date=17 June 2025}}
|medals={{MedalSport|Men's table tennis}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Durban|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Chengdu|Mixed team}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Macao|Singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Astana|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Astana|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Astana|Singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2025 Shenzhen|Singles}}
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Lin Shidong ({{zh|s=林诗栋}}; born 18 April 2005) is a Chinese table tennis player and the world number 1 since February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.butterfly-global.com/en/sponsoring/detail/lin-shidong.html|title=Lin Shidong (CHN)|website=butterfly-global.com|access-date=28 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/playerDescription?playerId=137237|title=LIN Shidong|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=21 April 2025}}
Career
Lin was picked for the Hainan provincial team in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20231013A0ASBQ00|title=祝贺！海南小将林诗栋夺得全锦赛男单冠军|website=qq.com|language=zh|date=13 October 2023|access-date=12 March 2024}} After winning the singles title at the national youth championships in 2020, Lin joined the Chinese national second team. 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. He won his first WTT title at the WTT Feeder European Summer Series 2022 held in Budapest.{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/description?artId=1587|title=He Zhuojia And Lin Shidong Finish On Top At Feeder European Summer Series|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=12 March 2024}} He represented China at the 2022 ITTF World Youth Championships, winning four gold medals including the U-19 singles title.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1131553/ittf-world-youth-champs-tunis|title=China dominate ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunis|website=insidethegames.biz|date=11 December 2022|access-date=28 May 2023}}
In 2023, Lin Shidong won the WTT Contender series event in Amman.{{cite web|url=https://butterflyonline.com/shidong-tops-ovtcharov-in-amman/|title=Shidong Tops Ovtcharov in Amman|website=butterflyonline.com|date=12 February 2023|access-date=12 March 2024}} He paired with Kuai Man in the mixed doubles event at the 2023 World Championships, winning bronze in his first appearance at the Championships.{{cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/26/more-sports/japanese-pair-reach-final/|title=Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata reach mixed doubles final at world championships|work=The Japan Times|date=26 May 2023|access-date=12 March 2024}} After claiming the men's singles title at the All China Table Tennis Championships, Lin successfully defended his four titles at the 2023 ITTF World Youth Championships.{{cite web|url=https://butterflyonline.com/world-youth-championships-shidong-kuai-and-ojio-secure-three-titles-each/|title=World Youth Championships: Shidong, Kuai, and Ojio Secure Three Titles Each|website=butterflyonline.com|date=3 December 2023|access-date=6 December 2023}}
After the 2024 Summer Olympics, Lin Shidong won the men's singles titles at the WTT Contender Almaty and WTT Champions Macao in September.{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=MSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2873|title=WTT Contender Almaty 2024|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=8 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=MSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2983|title=WTT Champions Macao 2024|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=19 September 2024}} He continued his success in October by defeating Ma Long in the final to win the WTT China Smash.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/table-tennis-lin-shidong-beats-ma-long-sun-yingsha-wins-china-smash-2024|title=Lin Shidong stuns Ma Long to claim China Smash 2024 crown after Sun Yingsha wins women's title|website=olympics.com|date=6 October 2024|access-date=30 April 2025}} His winning streak ended in the men's singles final at the Asian Championships, where he was defeated by Tomokazu Harimoto.{{cite web|url=https://www.butterflyonline.com/harimoto-wins-mens-singles-at-asian-championships/|title=Harimoto Wins Men’s Singles at Asian Championships|website=butterflyonline.com|date=13 October 2024|access-date=30 April 2025}} Lin subsequently claimed two additional singles titles at the WTT Contender Muscat and WTT Champions Frankfurt.{{Cite web|title=WTT Contender Muscat 2024|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=MSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2997|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=5 November 2024}}{{Cite web|title=WTT Champions Frankfurt 2024|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=2877 |website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=10 November 2024}}
In 2025, Lin won the WTT Singapore Smash title by defeating Liang Jingkun in the final,{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/steady-stone-and-sun-shine-with-singapore-smash-singles-titles|title=Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha shine with Singapore Smash singles titles|work=The Straits Times|date=10 February 2025|access-date=30 April 2025}} and subsequently reached the No. 1 position in the ITTF world rankings in February.{{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/2025/02/11/lin-shidong-becomes-youngest-mens-world-no-1-in-table-tennis-history/|title=19-Year-Old Lin Shidong Soars to World No.1|website=ittf.com|date=12 February 2025|access-date=30 April 2025}} He competed at the ITTF Men's World Cup as the top-ranked player, advancing to the final where he finished as runner-up to Hugo Calderano.{{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/2025/04/20/ittf-mens-and-womens-world-cup-macao-2025-final-day-live/|title=Hugo Calderano Makes History, Sun Yingsha Retains Crown at ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup 2025|website=ittf.com|date=22 April 2025|access-date=30 April 2025}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/177744/sports/yoshimura-odo-shock-top-seeds-shidong-kuai-man|title=Yoshimura & Odo shock top seeds Shidong & Kuai Man|work=Qatar Tribune|date=22 May 2025|access-date=24 May 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/table-tennis-lin-gaoyuan-lin-shidong-eliminated-from-mens-doubles-at-world-championships-1503436149.html|title=Table tennis: Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong eliminated from men's doubles at World Championships|work=The Statesman|date=23 May 2025|access-date=24 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/ittf-world-table-tennis-championships-finals-2025-world-number-one-lin-shidong-out-china-dominate-women-s-semis|title=ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025: World number one Lin Shidong out, China dominate women's semis|website=olympics.com|date=24 May 2025|access-date=24 May 2025}}
Singles titles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Final opponent ! Score ! Ref |
| 2022
|WTT Feeder European Summer Series |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xiang Peng |4–0 |
| 2023
|WTT Contender Amman |{{flagicon|GER}} Dimitrij Ovtcharov |4–0 |
| rowspan="5"|2024
|WTT Contender Almaty |{{flagicon|KOR}} Oh Jun-sung |4–3 |
| WTT Champions Macao
|{{flagicon|GER}} Dang Qiu |4–0 |
| WTT China Smash
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Long |4–3 |
| WTT Contender Muscat
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wen Ruibo |4–1 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Källberg |4–1 |
| 2025
|WTT Singapore Smash |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Jingkun |4–2 |
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Category:Chinese male table tennis players