Lin Shidong vs. Wang Chuqin Prediction on May 17–25, 2025

Match info

The international table tennis community is focused on the top male and female players, who are widely regarded as the front-runners for the coveted title in this historic event, which will feature 640 exceptional players from 127 countries competing in five main categories. The ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 will soon begin (May 17–25, 2025) at the Qatar University Sports Complex (first four days) and Lusail Multipurpose Hall (the main venue and center stage for the event). For a select group of male and female players who have proven their abilities on international, global, and Olympic stages, this edition will be a crucial stage.

Here, we’ll concentrate on predicting an outright wager in the Men’s Singles division.

Meeting statistics

Including a 20-year-old Chinese prodigy, Lin Shidong, who has been heralded as a generational phenomenon for his unrivaled ability to destabilize opponents and acute tactical brilliance, Asian players are set to emerge as the most threatening rivals for the title. With the Mixed Doubles bronze at the 2023 World Championships in Durban, the Men’s Singles title at the 2024 WTT China Smash in Chengdu, and a historic triple title at the 2025 Singapore Smash, where he won in Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles, Lin is clearly the top contender for the title.

In addition to being a two-time Asian Champion, he’s officially acknowledged by the ITTF as the youngest-ever world No. 1 in men’s table tennis as of February 2025, highlighting his efforts to solidify his supremacy on the international scene.

He’s accompanied in the biggest-favorites list by his countryman and Olympic gold medalist, Wang Chuqin, who’s now rated second in the world. Actually, if you find a bookmaker that has table tennis on offer, you’ll see that he’s the biggest favorite to win the Doha event.

He won two gold medals in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, one in Mixed Doubles and one in Men’s Team. With victories in Halmstad 2018, Budapest 2019, Houston 2021, Chengdu 2022, Durban 2023 (when he won gold in both Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles), and Busan 2024, Wang is thus a seven-time World Champion. Three World Cup victories (Chengdu 2023, Chengdu 2024, and Macau 2025) and two Asian Championship championships (2023 and 2024) further demonstrate his domination on the international scene.

Match analytics

The leader of China’s new generation, Lin, is, in our opinion, the bigger favorite to clinch the trophy than Wang. Despite his young age, the world number one has seen a rapid ascent, amassing eight trophies and an 83% career victory record.

Tip: Who Will Win: Lin Shidong – Yes, with odds of 3.32 on 1xBet.