CTTSL Update: 5 World Champions Suffer Losses! Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin Remain Undefeated, Sun Yingsha Sits Out
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
Farewell to a Legend! 44‑Year‑Old Table Tennis Icon Timo Boll Officially Retires, Once Defeated 15 Chinese World Champions
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
CTTSL: Fan Zhendong Dominates with Seven Straight Wins! Wang Chuqin & Liang Jingkun Rest
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
China Table Tennis Super League: Kuai Man Cruises Past Wang Yidi 3‑0! Miu Hirano Remains Undefeated, Sun Yingsha Stays Out
On the evening of June 11, 2025, the CTTSL featured another clash between world champions. Women’s team title contender Shenzhen University took the stage without Sun Yingsha and faced off against East China University of Science and Technology, led by Wang Yidi. The result: Kuai Man and Miu Hirano combined for three critical wins to
ITTF announces Week 24 ITTF World Rankings: Lin Gaoyuan slips, Lebrun and Hayata Hina fall back
On June 10, Beijing time, the ITTF announced the world rankings for the 24th week of 2025. Lin Gaoyuan, the mainstay of the Chinese table tennis team, who has been in poor form recently, dropped to 16th place in the men’s singles rankings. French star Alexandre Dulebron also fell out of the top ten and
After ranking No. 1 in the world, he has not won another championship! Lin Shidong has missed out on the gold medal six times in a row and has come away empty-handed at the World Table Tennis Championships.
In the recently concluded 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Lin Shizhong, the mainstay of the Chinese table tennis team, suffered a crushing defeat. As the world’s number one male player, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals in all three events he participated in, thus failing to win a single medal. Notably, since officially
It’s official! Table Tennis Super League roster announced: Fan Zhendong returns, Ma Long and Chen Meng absent
On June 3, 2025, the official roster for the Chinese Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) was announced, featuring an impressive lineup of 13 world champions from China and Japan. Notably, Fan Zhendong, who had been absent from competitions for nearly six months and recently joined the German Bundesliga club 1. FC Saarbrücken TT, is set
The latest ITTF world rankings have been announced! Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha are ranked first in singles, while Dongman and Shuangman are ranked first in both doubles events.
On 27 May, the ITTF announced the world rankings for the 22nd week of 2025, with Lin Shizhong and Sun Yingsha (Doha World Table Tennis Championships women’s singles champion) continuing to rank first in the world in singles, followed closely by Wang Chuqin (Doha World Table Tennis Championships men’s singles champion) and Wang Manyu. In
Regretfully, China has been rejected as the host of the 2029 World Table Tennis Championships, and Brazil will welcome its first home World Table Tennis Championships.
On the evening of May 27th, Beijing time, the ITTF announced the results of the election for the venues of the World Table Tennis Championships from 2026 to 2029. The details are as follows: 2026 Team: London, United Kingdom;2027 Individual: Astana, Kazakhstan;2028 Team: Fukuoka, Japan;2029 Singles: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.As for China (city to be