After defeating the world No. 2 Japanese pair Hayasuke Togami/Shinozuka Daito in the quarterfinals, the Chinese Taipei pair Lin Yunru/Gao Chengrui, who partnered for the first time, defeated the world No. 5 French pair Dole/Brazzawilder 3:1 in the men's doubles quarterfinals of the 2025 WTT Singapore Grand Slam on the 7th, and also became the first pair in history to reach the WTT Grand Slam men's doubles final.

Chinese Taipei's Lin Yunru/Ko Chengrui

In 2022, Zhuang Zhiyuan/Chen Jian'an, and in 2023, Zhuang Zhiyuan/Lin Yunru both stopped in the top 4 of the men's doubles at the Singapore Grand Slam. ”

Dole/Brazzavelde won the Lima Challenger and the Valaždin Regional Race last year, and also reached the top four in the year-end tournament. In the first game, the two sides tightened the score, and when Lin Gaopei was leading 9:8, Lin Yunru received the serve and pulled it successfully, and then caused Dole to make a mistake in receiving the serve, and took the lead at 11:8.

In the second game, Lin Yunru's backhand twist created a lot of opportunities for Gao Chengrui to attack with a forehand, and after starting 5:0, he quickly won 11:4. Lin Gaopei fell behind 3:5 in the opening game in the third game, and once chased 8 draws, but at the decisive moment, he was succeeded by the French combination in successive attacks and conceded 8:11.

The climax of the 4th game was repeated, Lin Gaopei lost 3 points in a row with a 5:1 lead in the opening game, and even if he called a timeout, he was still chased by the opponent to 5 draws. At the critical moment, Lin Yunru's backhand twisting skill reappeared, scoring 3 points in a row, and then won the match point 10:7.

The French pair, who were tacit and skillful, did not give up, and saved 4 match points in a row to chase 11 draws. At the last moment, Gao Chengrui first grabbed a forehand, and then Lin Yunru also broke through the opponent's defense with a forehand in the hold, and won 4 consecutive victories after the two of them joined forces at 13:11.

Lin Gaopei will face off against Wang Chuqin/Lin Shidong, a national table tennis powerhouse, and Wang Linpei reversed the world's No. 1 Lebrun brothers of France 3:1 in the other semi-final.