Author name: Gareth Chen

On June 25, WTT officially announced the list of wild card and nominated players for the 2025 WTT U.S. Grand Smash, scheduled for July. The Chinese team’s lineup has undergone several changes, including the addition of 20-year-old rising star Xu Yi in women’s singles, as well as two new high-profile pairings in doubles: Wang Chuqin […]

WTT Zagreb Contender: 4 Chinese Players Eliminated in Qualifiers — Main Draw Begins June 26 with Showdowns Against Harimoto Siblings and Hina Hayata On June 26, the WTT Zagreb Contender enters its third day and the start of the main draw. Over the first two days, ten Chinese players competed in the qualifiers. Four were

Since its founding in 1926, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has had eight presidents from seven countries: two from the UK, two from Sweden, and one each from Germany, Canada, Japan, and China. Each brought unique legacies to the sport. Here’s a look back at their contributions and controversies: 1st President: Ivor Montagu (1904–1984)

On June 24, 2025, the ITTF released its Week 26 World Rankings. There was little change within the top 10 of both the men’s and women’s singles lists—Darko Jorgić moved up one spot, while China’s rising star Xiang Peng dropped one place. Meanwhile, Hugo Calderano, fresh off his men’s singles victory at the WTT Star

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. At the recent 2025 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana, Japan’s Miyu Nagasaki delivered a sensational performance. She defeated three Chinese players—Han Feier, He Zhuojia, and Chen Yi—on her way to the final, and then claimed the women’s singles

On the evening of June 19, the WTT Star Contender Ljubljana delivered a marquee clash between international powerhouses in men’s doubles. Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto and Hiruki Matsushima faced off against Germany’s elite pair Qiu Dang and Benedikt Duda in a highly anticipated Round of 16 match. Despite a hard-fought five-game battle, the Japanese duo came

On the evening of June 17 (Beijing Time), Chinese table tennis star Zhou Kai, the 2023 National Championships men’s singles runner-up, shared an update online revealing that he has arrived in Cairo, Egypt, where he will soon begin competing in the local table tennis league. In his message, Zhou expressed gratitude to the Chinese Table

How Powerful Is China’s Table Tennis Super League? Japan’s World Champion Miu Hirano Returns Just Weeks After Collapse The 2025 China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) is set to kick off on June 9, and this year’s edition has attracted numerous international players. Among them is a world champion—Japan’s Miu Hirano. What’s truly remarkable is

The first stage of the 2025 China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) has officially concluded. Among all the participating athletes, the 13 world champions from China and Japan drew the most attention. Of these, Sun Yingsha and Yu Ziyang did not appear in any matches, while Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Kuai Man, Wang

On June 15, following the conclusion of the 2024/25 German Bundesliga men’s team final, 44‑year‑old German legend and former world champion Timo Boll announced his retirement after losing his final two matches and his team falling short. After more than twenty years of competing against China’s national team—and defeating 15 Chinese world champions—the man who

On the evening of June 11, 2025 (Beijing Time), the Chinese Table Tennis Super League continued, featuring a highly anticipated men’s team showdown. Shandong Weiqiao·Xiangshang sat out their two key stars, Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun, while Shanghai Real Estate Group’s Olympians Xu Xin remained on the bench. That left Fan Zhendong to carry the