Men · TPE
Lin Yun-Ju
World No. 5 ▲1
- World ranking
- No. 5, 5,870 points
- Age
- 25 (born 17 August 2001)
- Birthplace
- Yilan County, Taiwan
- Height
- 174 cm
- Plays
- Left-handed, Shakehand
- Club
- Kinoshita Meister Tokyo (T.League)
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Tomokazu Harimoto | L 3-49-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Wen Ruibo | W 4-012-10, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Zhou Qihao | W 3-111-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Darko Jorgic | W 3-26-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-3, 11-8 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Jang Woojin | L 2-311-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12 |
Latest news
- Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
- WTT Champions Frankfurt finals: Hina Hayata retains her title as Tomokazu Harimoto beats Franziska
- WTT Champions Frankfurt finals day preview: Hayata meets Miwa Harimoto as Franziska chases a German first
- WTT Champions Frankfurt day five review: Franziska knocks out Matsushima as Winter beats Chen Yi
Honours
10 titles and gold medals on record, including Olympic Games, World Championships, World Team Championships.
All honours →News
- International
Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
The first ranking after WTT Champions Frankfurt puts two Japanese men at the top, lifts Lin Yun-Ju back to fifth and Patrick Franziska to 11th, and leaves Wang Manyu's lead among the women untouched.
- Day 6 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt finals: Hina Hayata retains her title as Tomokazu Harimoto beats Franziska
Japan won both singles titles on the final day as Hayata beat Odo 4-2 and Harimoto ended the home hopes of Franziska with three straight games.
- Day 6 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt finals day preview: Hayata meets Miwa Harimoto as Franziska chases a German first
Japan have five of the eight semi-finalists, while Patrick Franziska and Sabine Winter carry German hopes into the last day.
- Day 5 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five review: Franziska knocks out Matsushima as Winter beats Chen Yi
Two Germans are in the semi-finals after Franziska beat the world No 1 12-10 in the sixth game, while Japan have five of the last eight and China none.
- Day 5 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five preview: Winter meets Chen Yi as Matsushima plays Franziska
Four Germans play in the quarter-finals, Miwa Harimoto and Chen Xingtong meet again after the Yokohama final, and Wen Ruibo carries China's hopes against Lin Yun-Ju.
- Day 4 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four review: Verdonschot knocks out Calderano as Winter beats Han Ying
The 21-year-old wildcard beat the sixth seed on a service fault at 12-11 in the fourth, Franziska came from two games down against Duda and four Germans are in the quarter-finals.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four preview: Han Ying meets Sabine Winter as Franziska plays Duda
The last 16 finishes with two all-German matches, the two Harimotos in the afternoon and Kaufmann, Mittelham and Verdonschot all trying to reach the quarter-finals.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three review: Wen Ruibo knocks out Wang Chuqin as Duda beats Jang Woojin
The 19-year-old beat the fourth seed in under 24 minutes, Hana Goda and Satsuki Odo set up a quarter-final, and Sora Matsushima and Dang Qiu are through.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one review: Wang Chuqin returns with a win as Miwa Harimoto survives
Wang Chuqin beat Anders Lind in his first match for more than a month, Sofia Polcanova took the women's favourite to a decider and Truls Moregard and Shin Yubin withdrew.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day four preview: Wang Manyu meets Chen Yi as Félix Lebrun plays Zhou Qihao
Eleven last-16 matches decide the rest of the quarter-final line-up, with the top seed Wang Manyu facing the new Asian champion in the first match of the day.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day three review: Sidorenko knocks out Matsushima as Wang Yidi cruises
Jang Woojin won the longest match of the day 12-10 in the fifth game against Lin Yun-Ju, and Chen Xingtong ended Annett Kaufmann's run.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day three preview: Miwa Harimoto and Calderano start as the last 16 begins
The first round ends in the afternoon, and the evening brings Moregard, Matsushima, Chen Xingtong and the defending champion Wang Yidi into the last 16.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day one review: Sun Yingsha returns as Matsushima survives a scare
Sun Yingsha dropped 14 points in her first match for about three weeks, Félix Lebrun won in 15 minutes and the world No 1 let slip a two-game lead before recovering.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Tomokazu Harimoto | L 3-49-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Wen Ruibo | W 4-012-10, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Zhou Qihao | W 3-111-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Darko Jorgic | W 3-26-11, 11-9, 12-14, 11-3, 11-8 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Jang Woojin | L 2-311-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | João Geraldo | W 3-28-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Final | Sora Matsushima | L 3-47-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 9-11 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Hugo Calderano | W 4-39-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4, 3-11, 11-5 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Truls Moregard | W 4-011-7, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Final | Lim Jonghoon / Shin Yubin with Cheng I-Ching | L 2-314-12, 9-11, 18-16, 11-13, 8-11 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Oh Junsung | W 3-211-9, 11-8, 12-14, 7-11, 13-11 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-final | Manush Shah / Diya Chitale with Cheng I-Ching | W 3-111-7, 9-11, 12-10, 11-4 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Alexis Lebrun / Charlotte Lutz with Cheng I-Ching | W 3-111-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Connor Green / Tin-Tin Ho with Cheng I-Ching | W 3-011-8, 11-5, 11-5 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Huang Youzheng | W 3-26-11, 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 15-13 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Wong Chun Ting | W 3-28-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Flavien Coton | L 2-311-5, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-final | Lin Shidong / Kuai Man with Cheng I-Ching | L 0-35-11, 5-11, 9-11 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Jonathan Groth | L 2-38-11, 11-5, 4-11, 11-2, 9-11 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Lim Jonghoon / Shin Yubin with Cheng I-Ching | W 3-111-3, 11-2, 4-11, 11-9 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 29-11 | 72% | 1 | 3 | 8-5 |
| 2025 | 41 | 27-14 | 66% | 0 | 0 | 25-8 |
| 2024 | 37 | 22-15 | 59% | 0 | 0 | 5-5 |
| 2023 | 28 | 22-6 | 79% | 2 | 2 | 16-5 |
| 2022 | 30 | 21-9 | 70% | 1 | 2 | 25-6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1-2 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 11-1 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Tomokazu Harimoto4-7
- Patrick Franziska7-0
- Lin Shidong0-7
- Sora Matsushima4-2
- Jang Woojin3-3
- Wang Chuqin1-5
- Truls Moregard4-1
- Ma Long2-3
- Xiang Peng4-0
- Tomislav Pucar4-0
Where the ranking points come from
5,870 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Smash 2026 | Runner-up | 1400 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Runner-up | 1400 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Winner | 1000 | Counts | 18 January 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Semi-final | 680 | Counts | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Semi-final | 450 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Semi-final (team) | 375 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Counts | 22 March 2027 |
| WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 | Quarter-final | 265 | Counts | 14 December 2026 |
| Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Semi-final | 175 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Not counted | 8 November 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025 | Quarter-final | 105 | Not counted | 23 November 2026 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Not counted | 23 August 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Not counted | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Doha 2026 | Last 32 | 0 | Not counted | 25 January 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Not held | R32 | Not held | R16 | Not held | QF | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | Not held | – | Not held | SF | Not held | SF | 0 |
| World Cup | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | – | – | SF | 0 |
| WTT Finals | – | R16 | QF | – | R16 | QF | – | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | – | Not held | QF | R32 | SF | QF | F | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | – | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | – | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | R32 | F | 0 |
| United States Smash | – | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | QF | R64 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | – | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R32 | R32 | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2019 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Olympic Games 1
- Bronze 2021 Mixed doubles
World Championships 2
- Silver 2025 Doubles
- Bronze 2021 Mixed doubles
World Team Championships 2
- Bronze 2026 Team
- Bronze 2024 Team
World Cup 2
- Bronze 2026 Singles
- Bronze 2019 Singles
Continental and multi-sport 1
- Bronze 2026 Asian Games singles
WTT tour 10
- Winner 2026 WTT Champions Doha singles WTT Champions Doha 2026
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender London doubles WTT Star Contender London 2025
- Winner 2023 WTT Champions Frankfurt singles WTT Champions Frankfurt 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Almaty singles WTT Contender Almaty 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Tunis doubles WTT Contender Tunis 2023
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Almaty doubles WTT Contender Almaty 2022
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Zagreb singles WTT Contender Zagreb 2022
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Doha doubles WTT Contender Doha 2022
- Winner 2021 WTT Star Contender Doha doubles WTT Star Contender Doha 2021
- Winner 2021 WTT Contender Doha doubles WTT Contender Doha 2021
Club
Clubs
- Kinoshita Meister Tokyo · T.LeagueCurrent
Club matches
T.League: 46-13 in singles; Bundesliga: 2-1 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 1-3 T.T Saitama | Yuto Kizukuri | L 2-38-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-10, 7-11 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 0-4 Okayama Rivets | Sora Matsushima | L 1-310-11, 11-2, 8-11, 9-11 |
| 25 Jul 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 T.T Saitama | Yuto Kizukuri | W 3-011-3, 11-8, 11-3 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-0 Kanazawa Port | Hiromu Kobayashi / Jang Woojin with Yan An | W 2-111-6, 5-11, 11-9 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-0 Kanazawa Port | Jang Woojin | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-7 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Ryukyu Asteeda | Yuhi Sakai / Yuya Oshima with Yan An | W 2-011-9, 11-3 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Kanazawa Port | Masaki Yoshida / Lim Jonghoon with Yan An | W 2-011-9, 11-9 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Kanazawa Port | Yuma Tanigaki | W 3-011-6, 11-3, 11-3 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 T.T Saitama | Daito Ono / Taimu Arinobu with Ryoichi Yoshiyama | W 2-011-6, 11-7 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 T.T Saitama | Yuto Kizukuri | W 3-011-4, 11-2, 11-8 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 Kanazawa Port | Yuta Tanaka | W 3-28-11, 10-11, 11-10, 11-3, 11-8 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 Kanazawa Port | Yuta Tanaka | W 1-011-6 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 Shizuoka Jade | Asuka Machi / Yuma Tsuboi with Yan An | W 2-011-5, 11-7 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 Shizuoka Jade | Shin Ishiyama | W 3-011-7, 11-6, 11-8 |
| 18 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 Okayama Rivets | Hao Shuai / Hibiki Tazoe with Yan An | W 2-011-3, 11-6 |
| 18 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 Okayama Rivets | Kazuki Yoshiyama | W 3-211-5, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 16-14 |
| 2 Aug 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 T.T Saitama | Yuto Kizukuri / Taimu Arinobu with Yan An | W 2-011-9, 11-9 |
| 2 Aug 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 T.T Saitama | Takuya Jin | W 3-011-6, 11-2, 11-5 |
| 9 Mar 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 Kanazawa Port | Kanta Tokuda / Fumiya Igarashi with Sora Matsushima | W 2-011-8, 11-4 |
| 8 Mar 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 T.T Saitama | Hiromu Kobayashi / Taimu Arinobu with Kazuhiro Yoshimura | L 1-28-11, 11-9, 8-11 |
Official results from the leagues: the Tischtennis Bundesliga and the T.League.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from en.wikipedia.org, checked 6 November 2026.