On August 26 (Beijing Time), the ITTF released the Week 35 World Rankings. Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha remain firmly at the top of men’s and women’s singles. Sun now holds 12,200 points, a massive 4,300-point lead over No.2 Wang Manyu. Fresh off his WTT European Grand Smash (Sweden) triumph, Truls Moregard climbs to World […]
At the recently concluded WTT European Grand Smash in Sweden, the Chinese Table Tennis Team suffered a major blow in men’s singles: out of six participants, only Lin Shidong reached the round of 16. He eventually made it all the way to the final but lost 3-4 to Sweden’s Olympic silver medalist Truls Moregard, finishing
On August 19 Beijing time, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) released the Week 34 World Rankings. With points from last week’s WTT Yokohama Champions added, Tomokazu Harimoto climbed back to World No. 3 in men’s singles, while Hugo Calderano slipped to No. 4. At the top, Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin continued to dominate
On the evening of August 19 Beijing time, the WTT European Grand Smash in Sweden witnessed a highly anticipated China vs Japan clash. Chinese international Qian Tianyi faced off against Japanese defensive chopper Honoka Hashimoto, who has been in strong form recently. In a disappointing performance, Qian was swept 0-3 and eliminated in the Round
On the evening of August 19 Beijing time, the WTT European Grand Smash in Sweden continued as Chinese world champion Lin Shidong took on Egypt’s Omar Assar, one of the tallest players on the professional circuit at 1.94m. Lin delivered a commanding 3-0 victory, becoming the first Chinese men’s singles player to secure a spot
On the evening of August 19 Beijing time, the WTT European Grand Smash in Sweden saw its first all-Chinese clash. World champion Kuai Man faced teammate and defensive long-pips specialist He Zhuojia. After a fierce four-game battle where every game was decided by just two points, Kuai Man came from behind to win 3-1. She
In the early hours of August 20 Beijing time, the WTT European Grand Smash in Sweden continued, with Olympic champion and Chinese Table Tennis Team mainstay Wang Manyu putting on a commanding performance. She swept Puerto Rican star Adriana Díaz 3-0 in the women’s singles second round, securing her spot in the Round of 16
August 12, 2025 — The 2025 WTT Yokohama Champions has concluded, with the Chinese Table Tennis Team’s 12 players earning a total of $150,000 in prize money, about 1.078 million RMB. Women’s singles champion Chen Xingtong took home the largest share and happily announced after the match that she would treat everyone to dinner. As
On August 14 (Beijing time), the WTT European Grand Smash in Sweden gets underway. Sixteen Chinese players will compete, though Olympic champion Wang Chuqin is absent. Top stars Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu lead the squad, while mainstays Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan return after skipping the recent WTT Yokohama Champions. The draw sets up
On August 11 (Beijing time), the women’s singles final of the WTT Yokohama Champions saw two Chinese national team mainstays — Sun Yingsha and Chen Xingtong — face off. Despite holding a dominant head-to-head record and taking the first game, world No. 1 Sun Yingsha was overturned 4-2. Chen Xingtong not only claimed the championship,
In the recently concluded WTT Yokohama Champions tournament, China’s men’s singles squad fell just short of the title. Olympic mainstay Wang Chuqin battled for six games in the final but lost 2-4 to Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto, ending his eight-match winning streak against this opponent. Where did Wang’s game falter, and how did Harimoto turn things
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