https://www.scmp.com/rss/325519/feed The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all international table tennis associations. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tennis. The ITTF is responsible for the organisation of numerous international competitions, including the World Table Tennis Championships that has continued since 1926. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Wang Chuqin kept alive China’s hopes of success in the men’s singles at the ITTF World Cup in Macau with a 4-2 victory over France’s Felix Lebrun on Friday. Wang dropped a tense opening game despite leading 9-6 and 10-9, as world No 6 Lebrun fought back to edge it 13-11. The Chinese left-hander again found himself in trouble in the second, trailing 2-7, but turned the game around with a series of aggressive rallies to win at 11-9. Lebrun regained the initiative in the third, moving ahead 6-2 and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3348999/wang-beats-lebrun-keeps-chinas-ittf-world-cup-hopes-alive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3348999/wang-beats-lebrun-keeps-chinas-ittf-world-cup-hopes-alive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:48:23 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong’s top women’s player Doo Hoi-kem was eliminated from the ITTF World Cup in Macau on Wednesday, after losing a group-stage match 3-1 to China’s Wang Yidi. Doo’s exit follows that of teammate Lam Siu-hang the previous night, ending Hong Kong’s participation in the tournament. Lam, like Doo, also finished second in his group. Doo fell 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 to her friendly rival, finishing the group stage with one win and one loss to place second and missing the 16-strong knockout... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348688/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-ousted-chinas-wang-yidi-wonderful-match?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348688/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-ousted-chinas-wang-yidi-wonderful-match?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:17 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem kept her ITTF World Cup campaign alive with a narrow 3-2 victory over Poland’s Natalia Bajor on Tuesday to set up a high-stakes clash with world No 8 Wang Yidi. The local No 1 woman became the only remaining hope in the tournament after teammate Lam Siu-hang saw his journey end in the group stage. Hong Kong fielded just one male and one female representative at the week-long tournament, which opened on Monday in Macau. World No 35 Doo held off the Polish player, ranked 23... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348557/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-edges-polish-rival-key-clash-world-no-8?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348557/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-edges-polish-rival-key-clash-world-no-8?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:56:17 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong’s Lam Siu-hang will replace injured Chinese world No 5 Lin Shidong in the field for the ITTF World Cup in Macau, less than a week before the event starts next Monday. The 20-year-old withdrew because of recurrent tendinitis and a partial tear in his rotator cuff. Medical and coaching staff cited the player being in persistent pain and having restricted shoulder movement caused by accumulated fatigue from a dense tournament schedule. The coaching team made the decision to protect the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348198/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-lam-siu-hang-take-injured-lin-shidongs-spot-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348198/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-lam-siu-hang-take-injured-lin-shidongs-spot-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:19 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Olympic singles champion Chen Meng has admitted she is still hungry for more success, even after dominating women’s table tennis at the past two Games. Speaking to Chinese media, the 32-year-old said her heart will always remain “on the court”. “I will play as long as there are the right events – my heart has always been on the court,” Chen said. “I would resume training according to my condition and also go and watch the younger players practise, giving them technical guidance.” After defending... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347705/olympic-champion-chen-meng-help-younger-players-grow-fan-zhendong-extends-german-stint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3347705/olympic-champion-chen-meng-help-younger-players-grow-fan-zhendong-extends-german-stint?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:36:23 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara China table tennis great Ma Long received a rock star’s welcome as he made a guest appearance at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University on Friday. A six-time Olympic gold medallist, Ma joined a panel discussion, then exhibited his enduring talent in front of a thrilled audience. As he made to leave the sports hall after trading shots with two leading university players, Ma disappeared amid a scrum of bodies hunting selfies and signatures. “That enthusiasm and excitement showed the power and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3347349/ma-long-receives-rock-star-welcome-hong-kong-china-great-attracts-thrilled-crowds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3347349/ma-long-receives-rock-star-welcome-hong-kong-china-great-attracts-thrilled-crowds?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:49 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China table tennis legend Ma Long will visit Hong Kong next week to talk to local students, and a demand for tickets has already sprung up online despite it being a free, registration-only event. The six-time Olympic champion commands a crowd wherever he goes, and a 90-minute seminar at Polytechnic University seems to be no exception. Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, vice-president of the city’s Sports Federation and Olympic Committee, will host the event – A Glamorous Transformation in Sports: The Next... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3346068/mas-hong-kong-visit-sparks-online-ticket-frenzy-despite-being-free-registration-only?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3346068/mas-hong-kong-visit-sparks-online-ticket-frenzy-despite-being-free-registration-only?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:31:44 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Chinese table tennis Olympic champion Fan Zhendong lost for the third time in his past four matches on Sunday as his German club side squandered a two-match lead to lose 3-2 at Borussia Düsseldorf on Sunday. Playing in the decisive doubles match for 1. FC Saarbrücken TT, Fan and teammate Cedric Meissner lost 3-1 to Düsseldorf’s Qiu Dang and Anton Kallberg in the final Bundesliga match before a month-long break. Fan had also lost both singles ties in a Champions League match for Saarbrücken last... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3343722/china-table-tennis-star-fan-zhendong-loses-third-time-past-4-matches-german-club?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3343722/china-table-tennis-star-fan-zhendong-loses-third-time-past-4-matches-german-club?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:32:33 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Sun Yingsha won her first Asian Cup women’s singles title on Sunday, while her compatriot Wang Chuqin successfully defended his crown. The five-day 35th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup concluded in Haikou with the Chinese table tennis team taking both the men’s and women’s singles titles. The women’s team completed a clean sweep of medals, winning gold, silver and bronze. In the women’s singles final, the 25-year-old Sun beat Wang Manyu 4-3. The world No 1 started strong, winning the opening game 11-2. In... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3342913/sun-yingsha-wins-first-asian-cup-singles-title-while-wang-chuqin-successfully-defends-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3342913/sun-yingsha-wins-first-asian-cup-singles-title-while-wang-chuqin-successfully-defends-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:30:51 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport World No 113 Lam Siu‑hang upset a Chinese player ranked 101 spots higher to become the last Hongkonger remaining at the 35th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup table tennis in Haikou on Saturday. Four Hong Kong players in the men’s and women’s singles tournament made it past the group stages on Friday, but only Lam survived the round after beating China’s Xiang Peng 3-2 (11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11) in a tight last-16 contest at the Haikou Wuyuan River Gymnasium in Hainan province. However, Lam, 29, later... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342764/lam-siu-hang-becomes-last-hongkonger-standing-after-upset-win-asian-cup-table-tennis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342764/lam-siu-hang-becomes-last-hongkonger-standing-after-upset-win-asian-cup-table-tennis?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:22:42 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Table tennis star Doo Hoi‑kem has continued her recent fine form by leading the charge as Hong Kong’s players advanced to the last 16 of the 35th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Haikou at the end of their group-stage matches on Friday. Doo, who won the mixed doubles title with Wong Chun-ting in Qatar and reached the final of the women’s doubles a week later in Oman, beat Uzbekistan’s Kamalova Arujan 3-0 and Chinese Taipei’s Chien Tung‑chuan 3-1 to finish second in her group. She had earlier lost to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3342683/hong-kong-stars-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-advance-table-tennis-asian-cup-last-16?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3342683/hong-kong-stars-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-advance-table-tennis-asian-cup-last-16?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:35:48 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Chinese table tennis superstars Wang Chuqin laid into unruly fans at the 35th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup, after they repeatedly disrupted his opponent during a singles match on Wednesday. Despite world No 1s Wang and compatriot Sun Yingsha picking up straight-game victories to start the new season in Haikou, both expressed unhappiness with supporters who used flashes when taking pictures and screamed while points were being played. In the first round of the men’s group stage, Wang eased past world No... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3342488/china-table-tennis-superstar-wang-blasts-unruly-fans-asian-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3342488/china-table-tennis-superstar-wang-blasts-unruly-fans-asian-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:01:38 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Hong Kong’s Baldwin Chan Ho-wah will take a step into the unknown next month at the Singapore Smash, when he makes his table tennis men’s doubles debut in the prestigious event. One half of the world’s top pairing, alongside compatriot Wong Chun-ting, Chan has only previously played in the singles competition at the city’s sports hub, The Kallang. The duo had a strong 2025, winning the WTT Contender Zagreb and fighting back to beat China’s Lin Shidong and Huang Youzheng in the final of Europe... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3340145/city-table-tennis-player-chan-compete-mens-doubles-singapore-smash-first-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3340145/city-table-tennis-player-chan-compete-mens-doubles-singapore-smash-first-time?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:12:13 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Chinese social media users have hit out at the performances of Fan Zhendong’s teammates following 1. FC Saarbrücken TT’s loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Monday. Reigning Olympic table tennis champion Fan won both of his matches – against Alberto Mino and Kristian Karlsson – 3-0. However, Fan’s dominance was not enough to stop his German club team from losing 3-2. The team’s fourth defeat of the season means the newly crowned German Cup champions slipped down the table to third... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3339714/chinese-social-media-users-hit-out-fan-zhendongs-saarbrucken-teammates-after-defeat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3339714/chinese-social-media-users-hit-out-fan-zhendongs-saarbrucken-teammates-after-defeat?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:00:17 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Chinese table tennis star Fan Zhendong won his first overseas club title on Sunday, guiding 1. FC Saarbrücken to victory in the German Cup. Olympic gold medallist Fan won all four of his singles matches in six hours and claimed the MVP award in front of 5,200 spectators in Neu-Ulm. After coming back from behind to eliminate reigning champions TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen 3-1 in the semi-finals earlier in the day, Saarbrücken beat TTC RhonSprudel Fulda-Maberzell in the final with an identical score... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338733/fan-zhendong-wins-first-overseas-table-tennis-club-title-1-fc-saarbrucken-german-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338733/fan-zhendong-wins-first-overseas-table-tennis-club-title-1-fc-saarbrucken-german-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:27:11 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Former table tennis world champion Chen Qi has revealed that the social media user who threatened “to murder” his entire family has been arrested by police in China. The Olympic gold medallist received the chilling threat in a direct message earlier this week and had reported the incident to officials. On Wednesday, he took to Weibo to report that the user, who went by the name Dragon in the Clouds, was “under administrative detention”. “The matter has been resolved. Thank you for everyone’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338482/chinese-social-media-users-chilling-threat-murder-table-tennis-stars-family?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338482/chinese-social-media-users-chilling-threat-murder-table-tennis-stars-family?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:30:11 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Former China table tennis player Ma Te said he believed that Wang Chuqin’s and Sun Yingsha’s participation at the Chinese Table Tennis Super League Finals would be decided by their respective clubs. Ma’s comments, which were shared during a livestream on his Douyin account on Wednesday, come after Wang and Sun withdrew from the WTT Finals in Hong Kong because of injury. Discussing whether Wang would play at the Super League Finals, Ma said this depended on what Wang’s club decided, adding that... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3337709/ex-china-table-tennis-player-says-clubs-hold-key-return-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3337709/ex-china-table-tennis-player-says-clubs-hold-key-return-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:00:30 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Timothée Chalamet’s upcoming A24 film Marty Supreme has garnered immense hype ahead of its US release on December 25, with fans snapping up all the movie’s “Marty Supreme” jackets within minutes at pop-ups. Chalamet, who said he delivered his “best performance” in the film, plays Marty Mauser, a young and eccentric aspiring ping-pong champion in the 1950s. Gwyneth Paltrow stars as his love interest. The film, directed by Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems), has been nominated for three Golden Globes and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3336461/who-real-marty-supreme-meet-marty-reisman-ping-pong-champ-who-inspired-timothee-chalamets-character?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3336461/who-real-marty-supreme-meet-marty-reisman-ping-pong-champ-who-inspired-timothee-chalamets-character?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:00:09 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hopes have been renewed for 62-year-old Ni Xialian to appear at her seventh Olympics in 2028, after she shared a video on Tuesday celebrating her recovery from injury and her first win since returning to competition. The former Chinese gold medallist, now representing Luxembourg, fractured her arm in a training accident in April and withdrew from the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Doha. After more than six months of recovery, she announced her comeback in October. “To be able to play... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336805/ex-china-star-ni-xialian-returns-injury-reviving-hopes-olympics-shot-age-64?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336805/ex-china-star-ni-xialian-returns-injury-reviving-hopes-olympics-shot-age-64?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:00:23 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The head of international table tennis has said she foresees Olympic champion Fan Zhendong returning to fight for gold again in Los Angeles in 2028. But Petra Sorling, president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), was adamant Fan should qualify for his place at the Games – something he cannot do unless he resumes playing in international events. Fan stunned table tennis by announcing he was withdrawing from the ITTF rankings last December. Speaking to the Post during the WTT... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3336625/fan-zhendong-could-play-la-olympics-wont-get-easy-route-back-table-tennis-boss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3336625/fan-zhendong-could-play-la-olympics-wont-get-easy-route-back-table-tennis-boss?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:10 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang China’s table tennis chiefs’ statement about the withdrawals of world No 1s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin during the WTT Finals in Hong Kong left fans with as many questions as answers on Monday. Sun retired during her women’s singles semi-final on Saturday, having appeared to suffer an ankle injury, before returning to action alongside Wang Chuqin in the mixed doubles final, which the Chinese pair lost. The following day, Wang withdrew before his men’s singles semi-final against Truls Moregard.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3336519/chinese-statement-sun-yingsha-wang-chuqin-withdrawals-leaves-fans-confused?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3336519/chinese-statement-sun-yingsha-wang-chuqin-withdrawals-leaves-fans-confused?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:24:26 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Ticket touts have been operating freely at table tennis’ year-end finals in Hong Kong, charging fans extortionate sums to watch the world’s leading stars. Touts outside Hong Kong Coliseum were selling WTT Finals tickets at more than twice their original price, and buying tickets from exiting fans then reselling them, the Post found. The tournament concluded on Sunday evening. Scalpers asked 2,000 yuan (HK$2,207, or US$283) for tickets with a face value of HK$960 for Friday evening, which... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336400/ticket-touts-profit-wtt-finals-hong-kong-fans-pay-see-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336400/ticket-touts-profit-wtt-finals-hong-kong-fans-pay-see-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:45:11 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Wang Chuqin dug himself out of an enormous hole against Sora Matsushima to beat the Japanese teenager 4-3 at a euphoric Hong Kong Coliseum and preserve his chances of claiming a fourth straight WTT Finals title. The defending women’s champion, Wang Manyu, was also given a tough time before finally resisting another youngster from Japan, Miwa Harimoto, to win 4-2 in one hour and four minutes. World men’s No 1 Wang, whose entrance into the arena was greeted with excited squeals and cheers, dropped... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335952/wtt-finals-wang-chuqin-survives-huge-scare-progress-wang-manyu-also-through?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335952/wtt-finals-wang-chuqin-survives-huge-scare-progress-wang-manyu-also-through?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:39:16 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport China thrashed Japan 8-1 to complete a hat-trick of International Table Tennis Federation Mixed Team World Cup victories in front of a raucous home crowd on Sunday. China and Japan had set up the winner-takes-all clash in Chengdu after having beaten South Korea and Germany, respectively, in the semi-finals earlier in the day. In the best-of-15 battle, Chinese pair Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha swept past Sora Matsushima and Satsuki Odo in the mixed doubles, winning 11-4, 11-4, 11-6. Wang Manyu... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3335540/china-thrash-japan-seal-third-table-tennis-world-cup-title-historic-bronze-germany?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3335540/china-thrash-japan-seal-third-table-tennis-world-cup-title-historic-bronze-germany?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:00:39 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Olympic table tennis gold medallists Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha got China’s ITTF Mixed Team World Cup campaign off to a flying start in Chengdu on Sunday, as the defending champions hammered Hong Kong 8-1. China’s dream team had some nervy moments when putting their side 3-0 up with a 12-10, 11-8, 12-10 victory over Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem, but ultimately were too good for opponents they have played countless times before. Wang, the men’s world No 1, said the shortened nature of each... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3334685/wang-and-sun-warm-wtt-finals-china-hammer-hong-kong-mixed-team-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3334685/wang-and-sun-warm-wtt-finals-china-hammer-hong-kong-mixed-team-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:00:14 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Felix Lebrun has warned that he is recapturing the speed and fluidity of his 2024 highs as he prepares to head to Hong Kong next month for table tennis’ WTT Finals. The Frenchman was knocked out of his stride after claiming a pair of Olympic medals at the tender age of 17 last year, but this week targeted “bigger results in future”, starting at the Hong Kong event. More specifically, he has China’s reigning singles world champion Wang Chuqin in his sights. Now 19, he gave an indication of his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3334419/wtt-finals-lebrun-reveals-which-chinese-ace-he-most-wants-beat-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3334419/wtt-finals-lebrun-reveals-which-chinese-ace-he-most-wants-beat-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Nov 2025 02:00:20 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Swedish table tennis star Truls Moregard has targeted another Hong Kong career boost as he returns to the city still savouring the memories he made last time. Olympic silver medallist Moregard is in the line-up for next month’s year-ending World Table Tennis (WTT) Finals, and is hoping he finds Hong Kong, which will host it, a happy hunting ground again. As the world No 5 turned his attention to proceedings at Hong Kong Coliseum from December 10 to 14, he recalled the step up he took during an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3334250/wtt-finals-truls-moregard-aims-create-more-happy-memories-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3334250/wtt-finals-truls-moregard-aims-create-more-happy-memories-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:47:43 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Olympic bronze medallist Minnie Soo Wai-yam has announced her retirement from table tennis, bringing an end to a glittering 12-year career. Soo made the announcement on social media on Monday, and put her decision down to a failure to recover from a long-term injury. The 27-year-old has suffered from a nerve problem in her right arm for the past six years, which made it difficult to even train before she won in Tokyo with the Hong Kong women’s team. “Once, I dreamed of retiring [and] I woke up... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331447/tokyo-olympics-hero-soo-announces-retirement-sheds-tears-gratitude-12-year-journey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331447/tokyo-olympics-hero-soo-announces-retirement-sheds-tears-gratitude-12-year-journey?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:34:59 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Fresh from their historic result at the Asian Table Tennis Team Championships in India, the city’s head coach has sought to temper expectations for the National Games. Hong Kong’s men claimed silver after losing 3-0 to China at the Kalinga Stadium, their best result ever in the regional tournament, while the women’s team ranked seventh. Head coach Li Ching said his players should approach the Games with a “learning mentality”, with some technical gaps still existing between themselves and their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329513/hong-kong-table-tennis-coach-tempers-national-games-expectations-eyes-mixed-doubles-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329513/hong-kong-table-tennis-coach-tempers-national-games-expectations-eyes-mixed-doubles-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:20 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport As if its global dominance in women’s table tennis was not already strong enough, China has unearthed a potential successor to all-conquering world No 1 Sun Yingsha – and she is just 13 years old. Born in 2012 in the city of Shangqiu in Henan province, Zhu Qihui beat compatriot Liu Ziling 4-1 in the WTT China Youth Smash women’s singles final on Sunday, completing a hat-trick of titles after also winning the Singapore and Europe Youth Smash events in February and August. Unbeaten in seven... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3328100/chinas-little-devil-zhu-qihui-already-table-tennis-world-beater-13?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3328100/chinas-little-devil-zhu-qihui-already-table-tennis-world-beater-13?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 08:00:14 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer China’s best table tennis players being challenged by improving Europeans and Americans is helping to grow the game globally, the sport’s global chief has said. Speaking exclusively to the Post as the WTT Champions Macau event drew to a close at the weekend, Steve Dainton, CEO of World Table Tennis, said the likes of Sweden’s Truls Moregard, French brothers Felix and Alexis Lebrun, and Hugo Calderano of Brazil were attracting “significant global attention”. Wang Chuqin ensured a Chinese men’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3325758/if-chinas-table-tennis-dominance-challenged-will-sport-grow-wtt-boss-has-his-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3325758/if-chinas-table-tennis-dominance-challenged-will-sport-grow-wtt-boss-has-his-say?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:30:14 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Wang Chuqin regained his status as the best paddler in the world on Sunday, after an emphatic 4-0 win over Brazil’s Hugo Calderano in the final of the WTT Champions in Macau. In the women’s final, world No 1 Sun Yingsha came out on top 4-3 in a fiercely close battle with compatriot Wang Manyu, herself ranked second, to pick up her fifth WTT title of the year. Wang Chuqin’s win at the East Asian Games Dome means he will leapfrog Lin Shidong to become the world No 1 when the rankings update on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3325508/wang-regains-world-table-tennis-top-spot-macau-tells-china-fans-dont-count-us-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3325508/wang-regains-world-table-tennis-top-spot-macau-tells-china-fans-dont-count-us-out?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:08:12 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Coleman Wong got Hong Kong off to a flying start against Uzbekistan before Khumoyun Sultanov came roaring back, leaving the Davis Cup tie evenly poised heading into Sunday’s final round of matches. Wong cruised past Sergey Fomin in straight sets to put his side 1-0 up, before Sultanov did the same against Wong Tsz-fu at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium. Early breaks and a typically strong serve kept Wong in control in the opening contest, where the only real opponent was the baking heat on centre... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3325422/davis-cup-coleman-wong-gets-hong-kong-flyer-against-uzbekistan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3325422/davis-cup-coleman-wong-gets-hong-kong-flyer-against-uzbekistan?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 05:17:14 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong Davis Cup captain Yu Hiu-tung said his side were not under “any pressure at all” and hoped to ride a wave of support against Uzbekistan when their World Group II tie gets under way at Victoria Park on Saturday. His counterpart, Denis Istomin, said the Uzbek team were ready to fight after coming early to prepare for what he called tough conditions. The winner of the tie, which will be played over two days in front of an expected sell-out crowd at the Causeway Bay venue, will secure... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325236/davis-cup-hong-kong-hope-ride-wave-support-uzbekistan-prepared-tough-tie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325236/davis-cup-hong-kong-hope-ride-wave-support-uzbekistan-prepared-tough-tie?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:15:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China’s Wang Chuqin has been tipped to make straightforward progress at this week’s World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions event in Macau, but was warned to be focused for his opening match against Sora Matsushima on Tuesday. World champion and world No 2 Wang, who opted out of the WTT Europe Smash last month after winning the US Smash in Las Vegas in July, will take on Japan’s Matsushima, ranked 22nd, in the late match on the opening day. He is one of two Chinese players in the bottom half of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3324736/chinas-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha-expected-progress-wtt-champions-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3324736/chinas-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha-expected-progress-wtt-champions-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:23:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The “real” Fan Zhendong will be back, said his new teammates, after the Chinese table tennis superstar lost both of his matches on his Bundesliga debut on Sunday. Playing for 1. FC Saarbrücken for the first time, Olympic champion Fan was the top-ranked player for his team when they hosted TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt at the Joachim-Deckarm Halle sports complex. The former world No 1, who is currently not ranked after withdrawing from International Table Tennis Federation events last December, lost... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3323899/supporters-certain-fan-zhendong-will-be-back-after-losses-german-table-tennis-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3323899/supporters-certain-fan-zhendong-will-be-back-after-losses-german-table-tennis-league?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:19:18 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport World No 1 Lin Shidong was beaten by Truls Moregard in the men’s final at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Europe Smash in Sweden on Sunday, after Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Manyu in the women’s final. An epic battle between the men’s pair at the Malmo Arena was settled in Moregard’s favour only after Lin had staged a recovery from 3-1 behind to level at 3-3 then lead 9-8 in the decider. Sweden’s Moregard won the first game 11-8 before China’s 20-year-old Lin hit back by the same scoreline. Moregard... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3322996/sun-yingsha-triumphs-wtt-europe-smash-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3322996/sun-yingsha-triumphs-wtt-europe-smash-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:14:25 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting and Baldwin Chan Ho-wah said their courage and determination had made the difference after they won the men’s doubles title at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Europe Smash in Sweden on Saturday. The duo, the world No 8 in men’s doubles, beat mainland China pair Lin Shidong and Huang Youzheng in the final, twice clawing back the lead in Malmo before eventually coming out on top 3-2. They lost the opening game 7-11 to their Chinese opponents before winning the second 11-9.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3322954/wtt-europe-smash-hong-kong-duo-win-mens-doubles-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3322954/wtt-europe-smash-hong-kong-duo-win-mens-doubles-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 03:28:37 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Fresh from winning in Las Vegas last month, former women’s table tennis world No 1 Zhu Yuling will return to action on Thursday in Sweden. Zhu, 30, will head to the World Table Tennis (WTT) Europe Smash on a high after WTT US Smash success in the gambling haven, which included victories over some of the game’s biggest stars, including present No 1 Sun Yingsha. Since her international comeback following serious illness, at the WTT Champions event in Macau last September, Zhu’s ranking has... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321626/how-table-tennis-former-no-1-zhu-yuling-cherishes-life-more-after-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321626/how-table-tennis-former-no-1-zhu-yuling-cherishes-life-more-after-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:11 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Chinese table tennis fans have accused Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto of feigning injury to take advantage of a medical timeout as he won the World Table Tennis Champions Yokohama title against Wang Chuqin. Harimoto, who was born to Chinese parents, stunned world champion Wang 4-2 at the Yokohama Buntai arena on Monday to win his first WTT Champions crown since lifting the European Summer Series in 2022. However, Chinese fans cried foul play, posting images of Harimoto calling for a medical timeout... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321581/chinese-table-tennis-fans-slam-harimoto-over-medical-timeout-against-wang-chuqin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321581/chinese-table-tennis-fans-slam-harimoto-over-medical-timeout-against-wang-chuqin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:14:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Table tennis superstar Fan Zhendong has voiced a wish for the public to dampen down China’s so-called toxic fan culture, saying it had caused him anxiety. Fan spoke out in a television interview screened during the second leg of the Chinese Table Tennis Super League in Fujian, which ended on Monday with the Olympic champion having been dominant. The 28-year-old from Guangzhou said fans’ actions sometimes hurt not only athletes but also teams, teammates, friends and families. “To this day, I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320018/fan-zhendong-condemns-battlefield-chinas-toxic-fan-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320018/fan-zhendong-condemns-battlefield-chinas-toxic-fan-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:54:23 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Hong Kong table tennis pair Baldwin Chan Ho-wah and Yiu Kwan-to struck gold at the Fisu World University Games in Germany late on Wednesday. On a day when Ryan Choi Chun-yin became the city’s first ever fencing world champion, the paddlers added to the Hong Kong gold rush as they triumphed in emphatic fashion in their men’s double final. Having already overcome Japanese and South Korean opponents to reach the final in Rhine-Ruhr, they came up against another duo from Japan, Shunsuke Okano and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3319372/gold-hong-kong-table-tennis-duo-world-university-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3319372/gold-hong-kong-table-tennis-duo-world-university-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:38:01 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Macau’s Zhu Yuling won the World Table Tennis (WTT) US Smash women’s singles title in Las Vegas on Sunday, and then praised the “eye-catching” performance of her beaten opponent Chen Yi. Chen had captured the imagination of fans in mainland China after eliminating some of the game's biggest stars, including world No 1 Sun Yingsha, en route to the final. But Zhu, herself a former world No 1, battled back from two games down to win 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 at the Orleans Arena. “I hope... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3318127/macaus-zhu-claims-wtt-us-smash-victory-then-hails-eye-catching-display-chen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3318127/macaus-zhu-claims-wtt-us-smash-victory-then-hails-eye-catching-display-chen?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 07:07:58 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan There will be a new women’s champion at the World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash after China’s Chen Yi and Zhu Yuling of Macau reached the final on Saturday. Chen, 19, beat compatriot Kuai Man 4-3 in her first semi-final, winning 6-11, 11-3, 3-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-1, 11-9 in 53 minutes. Chen levelled the match on three occasions and came from behind in the tense decider. It was the rising star’s second win in as many matches against world No 5 Kuai. “I had played against Kuai so many times... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3318036/chinese-rising-star-reaches-wtt-smash-final-eyes-first-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3318036/chinese-rising-star-reaches-wtt-smash-final-eyes-first-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Table tennis world champion Sun Yingsha suffered a shock defeat on Thursday, going down 3-1 to compatriot Chen Yi in the third round of the World Table Tennis United Smash in Las Vegas. The triple Olympic gold medallist had only lost one of her 33 singles matches this year before coming up against Chen, who beat the world No 1 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9. Sun’s only other defeat was in February at the Asia Cup final, when she was swept by compatriot Wang Manyu. Wang was also dumped out of the Vegas... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317807/macaus-zhu-comes-out-top-vegas-sun-wang-suffer-shock-defeats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317807/macaus-zhu-comes-out-top-vegas-sun-wang-suffer-shock-defeats?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:30:11 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong table tennis star Doo Hoi-kem may live in one of the world’s most expensive cities, but even she was taken aback by the cost of eating out in Las Vegas. In the casino capital for this week’s World Table Tennis United Smash tournament, Doo branded the food prices “scary” in a social media post on Wednesday. The bronze-medal winning Olympian also questioned how much people in America must be earning when presented with a bill that included an 18 per cent service charge, on top of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3317671/hong-kong-table-tennis-star-stunned-scary-las-vegas-food-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3317671/hong-kong-table-tennis-star-stunned-scary-las-vegas-food-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:30:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Table tennis world champion Wang Chuqin has given Chinese fans a boost after announcing his intention to play on until at least the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In a pre-recorded video interview with state media, Wang said he needed the target in three years to determine his “next direction” after that. And he reassured supporters that LA “would not be an end”, rather a point at which he would examine his future. The news was a much-needed jolt of optimism for Chinese table tennis after a poor day... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317254/wang-chuqin-gives-china-fans-2028-la-olympics-boost-men-suffer-shock-losses-us-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317254/wang-chuqin-gives-china-fans-2028-la-olympics-boost-men-suffer-shock-losses-us-event?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:30:09 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Table tennis star Wang Chuqin was fined and had a point deducted from his driving licence following a road violation earlier this month. The reigning men’s singles world champion, who won his title at the ITTF Table Tennis World Championships in Doha in May, was reported to have crossed a solid line and turned into the General Administration of Sport of China building in Beijing without indicating. Wang’s violations were not detected by road cameras but were reported to the authorities by the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317137/table-tennis-world-no-2-wang-chuqin-gets-traffic-fine-heading-wtt-event-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317137/table-tennis-world-no-2-wang-chuqin-gets-traffic-fine-heading-wtt-event-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Jul 2025 08:45:48 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Table tennis World Cup winner Hugo Calderano has been barred from entering the United States because of a visit to Cuba in 2023. The Brazilian, who had been expected to compete at the WTT Grand Smash in Las Vegas, confirmed he had been denied a visa in a post on his social media channels on Friday. According to US regulations, any individual who has travelled to Cuba is required to obtain a visa, even if they qualify for the country’s visa waiver programme (VWP), which the 29-year-old does... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316917/table-tennis-world-cup-champ-calderano-denied-us-visa-over-cuba-trip-misses-wtt-grand-smash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316917/table-tennis-world-cup-champ-calderano-denied-us-visa-over-cuba-trip-misses-wtt-grand-smash?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:00:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong table tennis duo Wong Chun-ting and Baldwin Chan Ho-wah have said the city’s players have the ability to beat their usually dominant mainland Chinese counterparts after their maiden men’s doubles triumph in Croatia on Sunday. Facing mainlanders Huang Youzheng and Xue Fei in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender final in Zagreb, Wong and Chan found themselves one point from defeat before winning three straight points to earn their first title since teaming up last October. The duo,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3316483/hongkongers-aim-challenge-mainland-china-table-tennis-dominance-after-wtt-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3316483/hongkongers-aim-challenge-mainland-china-table-tennis-dominance-after-wtt-win?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:00:17 +0000