As early as 2017, Lin Gaoyuan entered the main team of national table tennis, and in 2018, Lin Gaoyuan was selected into the team lineup of the World Table Tennis Championships.
Unknowingly, Lin Gaoyuan created a record, sitting on the cold bench for three consecutive team competitions, Liu Guozheng led the team in the 2018 team competition, and he was extremely cautious when he went to the World Table Tennis Championships for the first time as a head coach, and the knockout lineup was all Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin. Lin Gaoyuan and Yu Ziyang sat next to Liu Guozheng, cheering for the main force on the field while looking at the water dispenser.
In 2019, Lin Gaoyuan's status in the team was further improved, he participated in the World Cup and Asian Games that year, and the singles candidates for the two major events were him and Fan Zhendong, affected by the epidemic, the 2020 Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition was cancelled, even if it was held normally, Lin Gaoyuan was difficult to get the opportunity to play in the knockout round.
In the 2022 Chengdu team competition, Xu Xin withdrew, but Wang Chuqin filled in to become the three main forces, Lin Gaoyuan once again missed the knockout round, until this year's Busan, the absolute main force of national table tennis is still Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin.
In history, only Liu Guoliang and Wang Chuqin can sit on the cold bench in the three team competitions, Liu Guoliang did not play in the finals in the team competition of the World Table Tennis Championships in 93, 95 and 01, but after all, they are the absolute main force in the 97 and 00 consecutive years, although the Kuala Lumpur team competition in 00 lost the championship because of Liu Guoliang.
Generally, those who can be selected into the team lineup must have a very bright moment, even if the first one or two sessions are too young to sit on the cold bench, they can always play in the finals to win glory for the country, Wang Liqin, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin all came over like this.
Chen Xi sat on the cold bench for two terms, and then he couldn't be selected for the team lineup at all, Lin Gaoyuan's situation is indeed very rare.
There are also those who participated in the team competition for the first time and appeared in the finals, such as Wang Hao, Zhang Jike, and Wang Chuqin, either with a peculiar style of play as a strange soldier, or because the absolute main force is not in good shape as a fill-in, or because there is a lack of people!
Maybe after Ma Long retires, one of Lin Gaoyuan and Liang Jingkun can squeeze into the absolute main position of the top three, but both of them are too old, and the cold bench will give way to the juniors before it is warmed up.