https://www.scmp.com/rss/519344/feed The latest news on Chen Meng, Chinese professional table tennis player, including table tennis news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com 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 Zhang Shidong Zhang Shidong Mainland Chinese investors, once perceived as a stabilising force in Hong Kong stocks, are this time adding to the market’s wild swings spurred by sharp movements in crude oil prices, flip-flopping from record selling to unprecedented buying within days. The escalating hostilities in the Middle East prompted onshore Chinese investors trading Hong Kong’s stocks through cross-border Stock Connect programmes to behave more like short-term day traders. They dumped HK$27.7 billion (US$3.5 billion)... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346102/middle-east-turmoil-triggers-retail-style-swings-mainland-investors-hong-kong-stocks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346102/middle-east-turmoil-triggers-retail-style-swings-mainland-investors-hong-kong-stocks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:30:07 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Wang Liqin, president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), has said that efforts to rectify toxic fan culture in the sport are seeing progress as the national team balances Olympic preparations with youth development. The former world and Olympic champion is in Beijing for the annual “two sessions” meeting as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), joined by other sports figures including former CTTA president Liu... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345618/table-tennis-head-wang-liqin-says-progress-being-made-fix-toxic-fan-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345618/table-tennis-head-wang-liqin-says-progress-being-made-fix-toxic-fan-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:02:42 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong delivered a WTT Finals “beyond my expectations”, the head of table tennis’ governing body has said after the city concluded its first staging of the year-end tournament. Steve Dainton, the World Table Tennis CEO, believed there was the potential to host an “even better” event when it returned to Hong Kong in 12 months. Even the withdrawals through injury of Chinese world No 1s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in their respective men’s and women’s singles semi-finals could not dampen... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336462/world-table-tennis-chief-says-successful-finals-debut-hong-kong-beyond-expectations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336462/world-table-tennis-chief-says-successful-finals-debut-hong-kong-beyond-expectations?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:39:34 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Reaching the second week of a multisport Games usually means bidding farewell to the swimmers and cyclists, and saying hello to track and field athletes. So it proves in these National Games, with the athletics action unfolding in Guangzhou until Thursday. We are nearly a week into the tennis, but it is hotting up now that players – including Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong Chak-lam – are close to clinching medals. And there’s another round of fencing, in which entire competitions are completed within... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333165/national-games-coleman-wong-fencing-medallists-hsieh-and-ho-what-watch-day-9?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333165/national-games-coleman-wong-fencing-medallists-hsieh-and-ho-what-watch-day-9?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:00:11 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport There was a point at which the Bad News Bears and Rookie of the Year were going to make an appearance in this rundown of what’s coming up on Saturday, but then it was pointed out that the Hong Kong baseball team don’t play again until Monday, so away went that thought. Still, you’ve got to appreciate the care and attention that goes into this. Not just some mindless listicle for our readers. Anyhow, we’re into the weekend of the National Games and there is every chance the city’s athletes will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332893/national-games-fencing-begins-and-siobhan-haughey-carries-what-watch-day-6?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332893/national-games-fencing-begins-and-siobhan-haughey-carries-what-watch-day-6?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:00:25 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li The rivalry between the world’s No 1 table tennis player, Wang Chuqin, and Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting from Wednesday’s tense National Games match has translated into fans’ “heartwarming” comments on the pair’s friendship online. Wang won the men’s singles match narrowly by four games to three (11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5) in Macau to make his way into the next round, but the two shared a handshake and a pat on the shoulder after the match – just the latest in multiple meetings... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3332685/national-games-tight-contest-between-wang-chuqin-hong-kongs-wong-chun-ting-warms-hearts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3332685/national-games-tight-contest-between-wang-chuqin-hong-kongs-wong-chun-ting-warms-hearts?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:00:32 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara The No 1 seeds Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting twice suffered the losing feeling on their way to crashing out of the National Games mixed-doubles quarter-finals in Macau on Tuesday. Dubbed Hong Kong’s “only medal hope” by head coach Li Ching, Doo and Wong lost 4-1 to the Liaoning pair of Xu Haidong and Chen Xingtong. An ecstatic Xu collapsed to his back following a wayward Wong backhand that put the mainlanders 3-1 in front, after all four players mistakenly believed they were playing first to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332354/national-games-hong-kongs-pairs-table-tennis-medal-hopes-over-chen-meng-storms-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332354/national-games-hong-kongs-pairs-table-tennis-medal-hopes-over-chen-meng-storms-win?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:10 +0000 Tom Bell Tom Bell The National Games will be the setting on Tuesday for the comeback of an Olympic table tennis champion and the continued emergence of a frighteningly young swimming talent. It is also the first day of the men’s under-22 basketball tournament, being staged in Hong Kong. Here is our guide to the day ahead. Chen Meng is back Plenty of eyes will be on the table tennis venue in Macau at lunchtime for a long-awaited sighting of Chen Meng. Since her withdrawal from the world rankings last December,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3332253/national-games-day-2-planner-yu-zidis-meteoric-rise-chen-mengs-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3332253/national-games-day-2-planner-yu-zidis-meteoric-rise-chen-mengs-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Lars Hamer,Mike Chan Lars Hamer,Mike Chan The National Games bring together the best and brightest from across China for weeks of competition, some of which have been said to be tougher than the Olympics. Whether you agree with that or not, there can be no argument that several of the world’s top sportsmen and women will be battling it out in the pool, on the court and right across the Greater Bay Area for individual and team glory. Jointly co-hosted for the first time by Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong, here is everything you need to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3331993/all-you-need-know-about-national-games-where-some-worlds-best-come-play?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3331993/all-you-need-know-about-national-games-where-some-worlds-best-come-play?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:18 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China table tennis stars Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin have been thrown together in the same half of the men’s singles draw at the National Games, putting them on a collision course in the semi-finals. Despite being the defending champion, Fan’s lack of competitive action internationally since December meant his world ranking has dropped, leaving him seeded fourth for this month’s tournament in Macau. Wang, meanwhile, is world No 1 and top seed, but has beaten Fan, who will represent Shanghai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3331738/fan-and-wang-collision-course-blockbuster-semi-final-macau-hong-kong-pair-get-bye?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3331738/fan-and-wang-collision-course-blockbuster-semi-final-macau-hong-kong-pair-get-bye?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:30:09 +0000 Cao Li Cao Li China’s luxury market could be nearing the end of its slowdown, as improving stock prices and pent-up demand begin to lift consumer sentiment, according to analysts. “This may be wealth-effect related as the China stock market has risen alongside some pent-up buying,” said Lorraine Tan, director of equity research at Morningstar, and Kai Wang, Asia equity strategist. “The question is whether it can be sustained.” LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group, echoed that cautious optimism after... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3329247/signs-bottoming-chinas-luxury-slowdown-lvmh-turns-cautiously-upbeat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3329247/signs-bottoming-chinas-luxury-slowdown-lvmh-turns-cautiously-upbeat?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:59:28 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu ignited the 15th National Games on Thursday, as the city’s athletes and officials set their sights on making a major impact on the multi-sport extravaganza. As excitement over the sporting festival heightened, Lee attended a flame-lighting ceremony in the mainland city of Guangzhou, alongside Gao Zhidan, head of the General Administration of Sport of China, and Macau leader Sam Hou-fai. Hong Kong will stage events in eight sports, with leading medal hopes... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328406/hong-kong-leader-lee-lights-national-games-flame-excitement-builds-festival-sport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328406/hong-kong-leader-lee-lights-national-games-flame-excitement-builds-festival-sport?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:17:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Chinese table tennis fans have urged their national team to recall Fan Zhendong and put him back on the international stage after the Olympic champion returned to action in sizzling form this week. At the opening leg of the new China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) season, which concluded in Hebei on Wednesday, Fan won all seven of his singles ties, including beating world No 1 Lin Shidong 3-2. A Weibo hashtag praising Fan – who does not have a world ranking – for beating the top-ranked player... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3314137/fans-want-fan-zhendong-rushed-back-china-table-tennis-team-after-perfect-showing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3314137/fans-want-fan-zhendong-rushed-back-china-table-tennis-team-after-perfect-showing?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:00:08 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China suffered their worst men’s doubles results in 50 years at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships on Thursday, sending fans into fits of despair and questioning what the country would do if Fan Zhendong did not return to the side. Lin Shidong and Lin Gaoyuan were humbled 3-1 by Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yunju and Kao Chengjui in the quarter-finals in Doha. Lin and Kao, the sixth seeds, had also dispatched Liang Jingkun and Huang Youzheng in the previous round. The defeat marked the first time... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3311533/chinese-fans-fear-future-mens-table-tennis-after-historic-doubles-defeat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3311533/chinese-fans-fear-future-mens-table-tennis-after-historic-doubles-defeat?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 May 2025 07:31:58 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Wang Liqin has stepped into the Chinese table tennis hot seat at a time when the temperature could not be higher. Replacing Liu Guoliang as the president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, Wang’s leadership begins with the country’s status under pressure, after Brazil’s Hugo Calderano won the men’s singles at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup in Macau. And the 46-year-old faces the task of maintaining China’s dominance in a sport where international challengers are... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3309216/maintaining-chinas-table-tennis-dominance-top-large-pile-wang-liqins-plate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3309216/maintaining-chinas-table-tennis-dominance-top-large-pile-wang-liqins-plate?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 May 2025 12:30:18 +0000 The former coach of China’s national table tennis team has launched a scathing attack on the state of the game, arguing that it is wrapped up in commercial interests and does not respect players. Wu Jingping singled out the actions of World Table Tennis (WTT), slamming the body for prompting his former protégé Fan Zhendong, the Olympic champion in men’s singles at the Paris Games, to withdraw from the global rankings. Wu, who coached the national team from 1991 to 2021, also said that today’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3298864/former-china-coach-wu-jingping-attacks-world-table-tennis-state-national-game?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3298864/former-china-coach-wu-jingping-attacks-world-table-tennis-state-national-game?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Feb 2025 04:00:17 +0000 China’s Olympic champions have expressed their approval after global table tennis chiefs’ decision to change several of the rules that prompted three of the country’s top names to withdraw from the world rankings. On Tuesday, World Table Tennis (WTT) removed the mandatory participation requirement at all Grand Smash events and introduced direct entry for Olympic champions. Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu, who won gold in the table tennis team events at the Paris Games, welcomed the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3298684/chinese-table-tennis-stars-welcome-wtt-rule-changes-after-rankings-row?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3298684/chinese-table-tennis-stars-welcome-wtt-rule-changes-after-rankings-row?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:26:20 +0000 Wong Chun-ting edged out fellow Hongkonger Baldwin Chan in a nail-biting 3-2 win to reach the main draw of the men’s singles at the Singapore Smash tournament on Saturday. Having not played each other in any official matches on the tour before, the 33-year-old Wong took the first game before his 20-year-old rival bounced back to take the next two games. But world No 40 Wong used all his experience to dispatch an opponent ranked 45 places below him, winning 11-8, 3-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-3 in 31... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3297013/singapore-smash-hong-kong-trio-make-solid-start-us15-million-world-table-tennis-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3297013/singapore-smash-hong-kong-trio-make-solid-start-us15-million-world-table-tennis-event?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:41:35 +0000 Chinese table tennis fans reacted angrily on Friday after Olympic champions Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng and Ma Long were all omitted from the national team ahead of next month’s ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Shenzhen. The trio stunned the table tennis world last month when they announced that they were withdrawing from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings because of rules stating that fines would be imposed on players who did not take part in World Table Tennis (WTT)... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3295261/chinese-table-tennis-fans-outraged-fan-zhendong-chen-meng-ma-long-dropped-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3295261/chinese-table-tennis-fans-outraged-fan-zhendong-chen-meng-ma-long-dropped-team?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:51:40 +0000 The world governing body for table tennis announced that it had created a task force to gather feedback from players and review regulations following the pull-outs of three Chinese stars from the world rankings. The move by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) comes after Olympic champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng stunned Chinese table tennis fans late last month by announcing they had withdrawn from the ITTF rankings. When the world rankings were updated on Tuesday, they showed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3293428/world-table-tennis-body-sets-task-force-address-concerns-after-world-rankings-issue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3293428/world-table-tennis-body-sets-task-force-address-concerns-after-world-rankings-issue?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:53:18 +0000 The head of Chinese table tennis has described as “really questionable” the new rules that have prompted three of the country’s leading stars to withdraw from the world rankings. Olympic champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng stunned Chinese table tennis fans on Friday when they announced they had withdrawn from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings. When the world rankings were updated on Tuesday, it was revealed that another of the country’s Olympic heroes, Ma Long, had also... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3293022/china-table-tennis-chief-backs-fan-zhendong-chen-meng-ma-long-joins-rankings-boycott?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3293022/china-table-tennis-chief-backs-fan-zhendong-chen-meng-ma-long-joins-rankings-boycott?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:52:14 +0000 Chinese social media platform Weibo has banned more than 300 accounts for “inciting conflict” after users expressed their dismay at Chen Meng’s victory over compatriot Sun Yingsha in the women’s table tennis final in Paris on Saturday. Chen beat Sun 4-2 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles to retain her Olympic title, in a final that was a repeat of the one played in Tokyo three years ago. While Sun is a national hero in China, despite Chen holding three Olympic gold medals, Chen divides... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/table-tennis/article/3273131/chinese-fans-boo-table-tennis-champion-chen-meng-sparking-furious-online-reaction-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/table-tennis/article/3273131/chinese-fans-boo-table-tennis-champion-chen-meng-sparking-furious-online-reaction-home?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Aug 2024 05:29:05 +0000 China’s Ma Long will get a shot at winning a sixth Olympic gold medal in Paris in August, despite having been denied the chance to claim a third straight singles title at his fourth Summer Games. The 14-times world champion, now 35, won team golds at all three of his previous Games and back-to-back men’s singles titles in Rio and Tokyo to become the most successful Olympic table tennis player of all time. Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, who lost to Ma in the Tokyo final, were named as China’s... https://www.scmp.com/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3270665/paris-olympics-chinas-ma-gets-shot-sixth-table-tennis-gold-no-individual-glory-awaits?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3270665/paris-olympics-chinas-ma-gets-shot-sixth-table-tennis-gold-no-individual-glory-awaits?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:38:36 +0000 A group of Chinese table tennis superfans have threatened to protest at the Paris Olympics over the decision not to pick one of the country’s best players – after saying authorities had silenced them at home. Members told the Post that fans at the Games were likely to hold up banners and distribute fliers as part of a continuing campaign against the decision of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) to leave out world No 2 Wang Manyu. Their efforts to be heard have brought them into... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3269399/angry-chinese-table-tennis-superfans-threaten-paris-olympics-protest-over-squad-selection?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3269399/angry-chinese-table-tennis-superfans-threaten-paris-olympics-protest-over-squad-selection?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:18 +0000 [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Macau, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, (April 29, 2024) – Sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (“ITTF”), organized by the Sports Bureau of the Macau SAR Government, Galaxy Entertainment Group (“GEG”) and the World Table Tennis Management Group Limited, and co-organized by the Macau Table Tennis General Association, the ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup Macao 2024... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/international-table-tennis-federation/article/3260857/ittf-mens-and-womens-world-cup-macao-2024-presented-galaxy-entertainment-group-successfully?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/international-table-tennis-federation/article/3260857/ittf-mens-and-womens-world-cup-macao-2024-presented-galaxy-entertainment-group-successfully?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:27 +0000 [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup Macao 2024, presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group and sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), organized by the Sports Bureau of the Macau SAR Government, Galaxy Entertainment Group and World Table Tennis Management Group Limited, and co-organized by the Macau Table Tennis General Association, will take place from April 15–21 at Macau’s largest indoor venue,... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/international-table-tennis-federation/article/3258745/galaxy-arena-sparks-fervor-elite-table-tennis-competition-april?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/international-table-tennis-federation/article/3258745/galaxy-arena-sparks-fervor-elite-table-tennis-competition-april?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:19 +0000 China’s women conquered the team event at the ITTF Asian Table Tennis Championships, sweeping past hosts South Korea in the final on Tuesday. The dominant trio of Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Yidi took the title without losing any of the matches they played at the tournament in Pyeongchang. Victory against Japan early on Tuesday sent the talented team into a final against opponents who got the better of Hong Kong in the semi-finals. And the host nation never came close to an upset, with Sun... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3233515/asian-table-tennis-championships-chinas-women-sweep-past-south-korea-take-team-title-men-prepare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3233515/asian-table-tennis-championships-chinas-women-sweep-past-south-korea-take-team-title-men-prepare?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:00:12 +0000 Chinese stocks that rallied on the ChatGPT frenzy are now inflicting heavy losses on investors, after a drumbeat of caution raised by industry leaders from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to the founder of China’s Great Firewall Fang Xingbing. An index tracking artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks in Shanghai and Shenzhen slipped 1.2 per cent on Thursday, taking the decline this week to 3.2 per cent, according to the CSI AI Index on EastMoney Information website. If sustained, the gauge will mark its... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3215383/elon-musk-calls-pause-gpt-4-chinese-ai-related-stocks-tumble-along-baidu-while-frenzy-cools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3215383/elon-musk-calls-pause-gpt-4-chinese-ai-related-stocks-tumble-along-baidu-while-frenzy-cools?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Mar 2023 07:17:48 +0000 China will replicate its Covid-secure Olympic bubble when it hosts its first major international sports event since the Beijing Winter Games – with organisers calling it a “roller-coaster ride”. Chengdu, which until recently was under lockdown and was also rattled by an earthquake earlier this month, will stage the table tennis world team championships from Friday for 10 days. Much like the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics at the start of the year, the tournament will unfold in a “closed loop”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3194087/china-replicates-closed-loop-beijing-olympics-rare-sports-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3194087/china-replicates-closed-loop-beijing-olympics-rare-sports-event?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:00:04 +0000 China has reasserted its dominance in table tennis after the Singapore Smash, with Fan Zhendong tightening his grip on the men’s world No 1 spot and the country’s women taking the first three places in their rankings. Fan’s win in Singapore extended his lead at the top of the rankings, while compatriot Chen Meng reclaimed her women’s throne over Sun Yingsha after the single’s finals at the Infinity Arena. In-form Fan continued his winning ways from the world championships and WTT Cup Finals... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3171513/singapore-smash-chen-meng-reclaims-world-no-1-throne-and-fan-zhendong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3171513/singapore-smash-chen-meng-reclaims-world-no-1-throne-and-fan-zhendong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:03:07 +0000 Mixed doubles pair Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem reached the semi-finals of the lucrative Singapore Smash on Monday, although Wong’s singles campaign was ended by Patrick Franziska of Germany in the round of 32. The Hong Kong pair were meant to face a stern test against fourth seeds Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata of Japan, runners-up at last November’s World Championships in Houston, but they stormed to an overwhelming 3-0 victory in a clash which lasted less than 30 minutes. Wong and Doo,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3170429/hong-kong-mixed-doubles-pair-wong-and-doo-march-semi-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3170429/hong-kong-mixed-doubles-pair-wong-and-doo-march-semi-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:58:50 +0000 Team Hong Kong continued their mixed-bag Singapore Smash campaign on Saturday, with men’s singles star Wong Chun-ting and mixed doubles player Ho Kwan-kit advancing, but women’s paddler Minnie Soo Wai-yam bowing out. The 30-year-old Wong eased past higher-ranked Jang Woo-jin of South Korea in the round of 64, winning 3-1 (13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5) at the Singapore Sports Hub’s OCBS Arena. World No 22 Wong will play Patrick Franziska of Germany in the round of 32. “He played well,” coach Chan... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3170258/singapore-smash-dominant-wong-chun-ting-round-32-doo-hoi-kem-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3170258/singapore-smash-dominant-wong-chun-ting-round-32-doo-hoi-kem-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:30:21 +0000 Hong Kong kicked off their campaign with mixed results at the Singapore Smash, a new series on the world table tennis circuit likened to grand slams in tennis, which offers a staggering total purse of US$2 million – the highest ever for the sport. At the Singapore Sports Hub’s OCBC Arena, Doo Hoi-kem and Lee Ho-ching – members of Hong Kong’s bronze medal winning team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – both went through in the round of 64 in the women’s singles, but Wong Chun-ting and Ho Kwan-kit were... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3170179/hong-kongs-table-tennis-stars-mixed-start-us2-million-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3170179/hong-kongs-table-tennis-stars-mixed-start-us2-million-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:47:51 +0000 Hong Kong will send all its top table tennis players to next week’s Singapore Smash tournament in a bid to consolidate their world rankings ahead of the Asian Games. With the World Team Championships in Chengdu scheduled for April being postponed to late September after the Asian Games, there will not be too many major events left in the calendar, according to head coach Chan Kong-wah. Despite the continuing coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, and the risk of infection while travelling, Chan said... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3168659/asian-games-hong-kong-send-all-top-players-singapore-smash-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3168659/asian-games-hong-kong-send-all-top-players-singapore-smash-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:15:10 +0000