Taipei, April 6 (CNA) Taiwanese table tennis ace Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒) took bronze at the ITTF World Cup in Macau on Sunday after losing 3-4 to Japan's Sora Matsushima in the semifinals.
Lin, 24, ranked No. 7, had beaten world No. 8 Matsushima, 18, in all six of their previous meetings.
After losing the opening game 7-11, Lin won the next two 11-6 and 12-10.
Matsushima then rallied from 7-9 down to take the fourth game 11-9 before winning the fifth 11-5 to lead 3-2.
Lin forced a decider with an 11-2 win in the sixth, but Matsushima closed out the seventh 11-6.
It was Lin's second World Cup men's singles bronze, following his 2019 finish in Chengdu.
The Macau tournament was held at the Galaxy Arena from March 30 to April 5.
