In the early morning of August 25, Beijing time, the women’s singles champion of the WTT European Grand Smash Sweden was crowned. The two Chinese mainstays, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, who had previously teamed up to win the women’s doubles title, clashed head-to-head in the final. After six intense games, Sun Yingsha emerged victorious with a 4-2 win over her teammate, claiming 2,000 ranking points and a $100,000 prize (approximately 717,000 RMB). Full match details are below.
【Match Highlights】
Sun Yingsha was born in 2000, Wang Manyu in 1999. The two are close in age and rank, currently standing at World No.1 and No.2 respectively. Both have won women’s singles titles at the World Championships, Grand Finals, Asian Games, Asian Championships, and National Championships. In addition, Sun is a Women’s World Cup singles gold medalist, while Wang has won singles titles at the National Games and the Asian Cup.
Before this final, the two had met 25 times in international competition, with Sun holding the upper hand at 16 wins to 9 losses. However, in 2025 they were even at 1-1: first, Wang Manyu defeated Sun with a sweeping 4-0 win in the Asian Cup final in Shenzhen, but Sun later edged her out 4-3 in the Doha World Championships final. Now, once again facing each other in the Grand Smash women’s singles final, the outcome was unpredictable.
【Paths to the Final】
Sun Yingsha: 3-1 Hana Goda (Egypt), 3-1 Yuan Jianan (France), 3-0 Hina Hayata (Japan), 4-1 Mima Ito (Japan), 4-1 Chen Yi.
Wang Manyu: 3-0 Wan Yuan (Germany), 3-0 Adriana Diaz (Puerto Rico), 3-2 Miyuu Kihara (Japan), 4-2 Honoka Hashimoto (Japan), 4-0 Shi Xunyao.
Both players had overcome tough tests against international and domestic opponents on their way to the final. Each defeated one teammate and two strong Japanese rivals. They also joined forces to win the women’s doubles title, beating Miwa Harimoto / Satsuki Odo among others, and were both in excellent form heading into this singles final.
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【Match Process】
At the start, both players engaged in high-quality rallies. After conceding the first point, Sun Yingsha forced Wang Manyu into an error to equalize, but soon trailed 1-4. She then turned the tables with precise short play followed by strong attacks, taking a 7-5 lead. Maintaining a slim advantage, Sun reached game point at 10-8 and converted it 11-9, taking the opening game.
In Game 2, Sun successfully limited Wang’s backhand flicks to take a 2-0 lead, then 4-1, before Wang narrowed it to 4-3. Sun pulled ahead again, but Wang kept chasing. At 8-9 down, Sun equalized and then gained game point at 10-9. With repeated attacks to the middle, Sun sealed another 11-9 win, extending her lead to 2-0.
In Game 3, Sun dropped the first point but immediately broke through with a deep attack to take the lead. Wang quickly adjusted, targeting Sun’s baseline to score twice and move ahead. The score leveled at 3-3 and 4-4, but then Sun was suppressed by Wang’s spin variation, conceding five points in a row to trail 4-9. She only managed one more point before losing 5-11, allowing Wang to pull one game back.
Game 4 turned into a battle of wit in the first three strokes. After losing the opening rally, Sun countered strongly to go 5-1 up. Yet Wang steadily fought back to 7-4 and then equalized at 8-8. Sun led 9-8 but was caught by a lucky net ball. She then conceded another point to face game point at 9-10. Though she leveled 10-10, two consecutive points slipped away, and a serve misread at the end saw her lose 10-12. Wang tied the match 2-2.
In Game 5, Sun scored first with a short push, then followed with a forehand attack to make it 2-0. After Wang tied it 2-2, Sun unleashed a scoring streak of seven consecutive points, dominating 9-2. Wang pulled back three points, prompting Sun to take a timeout at 9-5. Returning to play, Sun reached game point at 10-5, missed one, but closed it 11-6, moving one step away from the title.
In Game 6, Sun exploded from the start, winning three straight points. Wang called a timeout immediately. After resuming, Sun maintained momentum, leading 7-2. Though Wang clawed back two points, Sun surged again to 9-4, then 10-5. With five championship points in hand, she converted on the first, winning 11-5, and crowned herself the women’s singles champion of the Swedish Grand Smash.
