China's Lin Shidong won the men's singles at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on 28 September, beating compatriot and defending champion Wang Chuqin 4-0 (11-5, 11-8, 13-11, 11-5).

It was Lin's third gold medal of the Games, after the mixed doubles with Kuai Man and the men's doubles with Huang Youzheng. In the semi-finals he came through a seven-game battle with Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-Ju; Wang beat Iran's Noshad Alamian 4-1. Lin Yun-Ju and Alamian took bronze.

Lin was seeded fifth, behind Wang, Sora Matsushima, Tomokazu Harimoto and Lin Yun-Ju, based on the 14 September world ranking.

Team gold for Japan

Japan won the men's team event, with Harimoto, Matsushima, Hiroto Shinozuka, Shunsuke Togami and Yukiya Uda, ahead of China. Overall China topped the table tennis medal table with six golds, Japan won one.

Kit corner

Wang Chuqin plays the DHS Q968 Hurricane King National blade and DHS Hurricane 8 on his backhand. Lin Shidong's backhand is Butterfly Dignics 09C (we don't stock it).

Sources: Xinhua, 28 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia: Asian Games 2026 men's singles · Wikipedia: Asian Games 2026 table tennis