https://www.scmp.com/rss/519345/feed The latest news on Wang Manyu, Chinese table tennis player and Olympian, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Fan Zhendong has opted out of China’s defence of its World Team Table Tennis Championships title, sparking fears among fans that this could be the year the men finally lose. The reigning National Games singles champion, Fan qualified automatically for the tournament, which runs from April 28 to May 10 in London, but reportedly gave up his spot for “personal reasons”. At the previous championships in South Korea two years ago, Fan was instrumental in securing China’s 11th consecutive title,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3349512/china-defend-world-team-championships-title-without-table-tennis-star-fan-zhendong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3349512/china-defend-world-team-championships-title-without-table-tennis-star-fan-zhendong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport China’s Sun Yingsha added another accolade to her already glittering table tennis résumé on Sunday, becoming the first woman to win a third consecutive World Cup title. Sun, who beat teammate Wang Manyu 4-1 at the Galaxy Arena in Macau, joined compatriot Fan Zhendong as the only players in the sport’s history to manage the feat. Fan claimed the men’s singles title three times, starting in 2018. On a day when China’s continued dominance of the game was again tested, Wang Chuqin finally took the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3349100/sun-yingsha-makes-table-tennis-history-world-cup-three-peat-wang-wins-mens-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3349100/sun-yingsha-makes-table-tennis-history-world-cup-three-peat-wang-wins-mens-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:34:02 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Chinese stars Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin battled through intense matches and dramatic comebacks to reach the ITTF World Cup semi-finals, on a Saturday marked by a series of upsets at the Galaxy Arena in Macau. While Wang Chuqin produced a stirring comeback to keep China’s hopes alive in the men’s singles, edging Slovenia’s Darko Jorgic 4-3, in a seven-game thriller, only Sun and Wang Manyu survived the women’s quarter-finals, with Chen Xintong and Wang Yidi getting knocked out. Trailing 3-1,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3349054/chinas-sun-and-wang-battle-world-cup-semi-finals-day-upsets-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3349054/chinas-sun-and-wang-battle-world-cup-semi-finals-day-upsets-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:12:12 +0000 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 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 Mike Chan Mike Chan Chinese table tennis star Sun Yingsha has defended her World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash title with a hard-earned victory on Sunday. Playing compatriot Wang Manyu in the women’s singles final at The Kallang, world No 1 Sun drew first blood before surviving a 7-0 run by Wang, who is ranked one place below, to also take the second game. Facing a 2-0 deficit and tied at 7-7 in the third game, Wang won four points on a trot to pull one back. The Heilongjiang native then did it again in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345052/sun-yingsha-wins-singapore-smash-third-time-while-wang-chuqin-reclaims-his-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345052/sun-yingsha-wins-singapore-smash-third-time-while-wang-chuqin-reclaims-his-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:14 +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 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 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 Mike Chan Mike Chan Wang Chuqin withdrew from the semi-finals of the WTT Finals on Sunday, the second world No 1 to pull out injured in the space of 24 hours, sparking concern among officials that there might be too many table tennis tournaments on the calendar. A day after women’s top seed Sun Yingsha forfeited during her singles semi-final in Hong Kong, her compatriot followed suit before his last-four contest against Sweden’s Truls Moregard had even begun. The absence of Wang resulted in swathes of empty seats... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336389/wtt-finals-wang-pulls-out-semi-finals-hong-kong-sparking-fears-over-season-schedule?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336389/wtt-finals-wang-pulls-out-semi-finals-hong-kong-sparking-fears-over-season-schedule?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:29:43 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Sun Yingsha, the top women’s player in table tennis, had to withdraw in the middle of a match for the first time in her career as she bowed out of the singles semi-finals of the WTT Finals Hong Kong on Saturday with an apparent left ankle injury. A double heartbreak was to follow, after Sun joined Olympic and world champion partner Wang Chuqin in the mixed doubles final, where they were swept aside – 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 – by South Korea’s Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin at the Hong Kong Coliseum. It... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336350/wtt-finals-hong-kong-sun-yingsha-hit-injury-loses-mixed-doubles-final-wang-chuqin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336350/wtt-finals-hong-kong-sun-yingsha-hit-injury-loses-mixed-doubles-final-wang-chuqin?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:43:52 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Wang Chuqin credited his mindset with keeping alive his hopes for a fourth straight men’s singles WTT Finals title after beating France’s Alexis Lebrun at Hong Kong Coliseum on Friday. The world No 1 advanced to the final four with a 4-1 quarter-final victory, but gave credit to his opponent, whom he described as “very creative, with high-quality attacks”. “My mindset was good today,” the world No 1 player said after a 11-6, 11-4, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4 win. “I wasn’t thinking about winning or losing,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336211/wtt-hong-kong-finals-wang-chuqin-track-fourth-consecutive-title-after-smooth-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336211/wtt-hong-kong-finals-wang-chuqin-track-fourth-consecutive-title-after-smooth-win?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:11:30 +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 Mike Chan Mike Chan Reigning champions Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu of China will highlight the opening-day fixtures of the WTT Finals on Wednesday as senior international table tennis action returns to Hong Kong after a six-year absence. Women’s world No 2 Wang Manyu will face Miwa Harimoto of Japan in the second evening match, followed by men’s world No 1 Wang Chuqin taking on Sora Matsushima in another China v Japan tie at Hong Kong Coliseum. Wang has never lost to world No 6 Harimoto in seven meetings, including... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335786/wtt-finals-chinas-wang-chuqin-wang-manyu-headline-opening-day-they-defend-crowns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335786/wtt-finals-chinas-wang-chuqin-wang-manyu-headline-opening-day-they-defend-crowns?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:16 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s world No 5 pair, Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem, have been drawn in a “group of death” in the mixed doubles of the WTT Finals to be played in the city this week. With only the top two teams progressing to the semi-finals, the top city pair will contend with Olympic champions Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, world No 1 Chinese pair Lin Shidong and Kuai Man, and India’s world No 9 combination Manush Shah and Diya Chitale. Wong, Hong Kong’s top male player, said he and his partner would... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3335651/wtt-finals-hong-kongs-wong-doo-group-death-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3335651/wtt-finals-hong-kongs-wong-doo-group-death-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:51:58 +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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 China’s top table tennis official has heaped praise on the country’s paddlers after they swept the singles titles at the World Championships in Doha, but said challenges remained in improving the men’s game. At the Lusail Sports Arena on Sunday, Wang Chuqin won his first world title in the men’s singles, while compatriot Sun Yingsha defended her crown from two years ago. Wang and Sun also won the mixed doubles event, while Kuai Man and Wang Manyu won the women’s competition. However, Japan’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3312109/lots-work-be-done-china-return-top-mens-table-tennis-wang-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3312109/lots-work-be-done-china-return-top-mens-table-tennis-wang-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:16 +0000 Reuters Reuters China swept the singles titles at the ITT World Table Tennis Championships again, with Wang Chuqin securing a dominant 4-1 victory over Hugo Calderano in the men’s final and Sun Yingsha retaining the women’s crown on Sunday. World No 1 Sun overcame a stubborn challenge from compatriot Wang Manyu, outwitting the world No 2 in a thrilling final to clinch gold with a 4-3 victory in Doha. Former champion Manyu, who beat Sun in the 2021 final, fought back from two games down and saved four... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3311744/wang-beats-calderano-avenge-world-cup-loss-sun-makes-it-double-gold-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3311744/wang-beats-calderano-avenge-world-cup-loss-sun-makes-it-double-gold-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 May 2025 14:50:42 +0000 Hong Kong has been chosen as the host of table tennis’ season-ending WTT Finals, the sport’s chiefs announced on Monday. The event, in which the world’s highest-ranked players will compete for a prize pool of US$1.3 million, will take place at Hong Kong Coliseum from December 10 to 14. “Hong Kong is a city that understands the power of big moments,” said Steve Dainton, CEO of World Table Tennis (WTT), as his organisation announced the news. “It has the atmosphere, the infrastructure and the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3307289/hong-kong-host-table-tennis-wtt-finals-december?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3307289/hong-kong-host-table-tennis-wtt-finals-december?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:52:20 +0000 China’s leading table tennis players wowed fans in Macau on Tuesday as several of them got their ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup off to a winning start. The tie of the evening saw women’s No 2 Wang Manyu rescue a win against Sweden’s Linda Bergstrom. Wang found herself 10-7 down in the fourth game before she came back to win it 12-10, taking the match 3-1. Earlier, men’s world No 2 Wang Chuqin recorded a more emphatic-looking winning scoreline in beating Aditya Sareen of Australia 4-0. In... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3306659/ittf-mens-and-womens-world-cup-macau-wang-manyu-fights-back-wang-chuqin-lucky?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3306659/ittf-mens-and-womens-world-cup-macau-wang-manyu-fights-back-wang-chuqin-lucky?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:15:54 +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 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 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 This story has been made freely available to our readers as part of our Asian Games coverage. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A day after the round of his life, Taichi Kho was at it again on Friday, shooting a 12-under-par round of 60 on the second day of the Asian Games golf tournament. Elsewhere, the women’s squash team reached the final of their event, while the men won bronze after losing their semi-final. There has also been another fencing medal, via the men’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3236213/asian-games-2023-hong-kongs-jason-ng-falls-just-short-triathlon-mens-cricket-team-begin-medal-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3236213/asian-games-2023-hong-kongs-jason-ng-falls-just-short-triathlon-mens-cricket-team-begin-medal-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:54:25 +0000 Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem are looking to swap their guaranteed mixed doubles bronze medals for another colour after reaching the semi-finals at the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban. The duo were set to face top seeds Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China in the early hours of Friday (Hong Kong time) for a place in the final. With no third-place match, they have already at least matched their bronze finishes at the 2015 and 2017 editions of the championships. Should they... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221770/world-table-tennis-championships-hong-kong-assured-mixed-doubles-bronze-eye-upgrade-against-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221770/world-table-tennis-championships-hong-kong-assured-mixed-doubles-bronze-eye-upgrade-against-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 May 2023 05:44:45 +0000 Hong Kong table tennis pair Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem have been handed what their coach called a “decent” mixed doubles draw for the World Table Tennis Championships, which start in Durban on Saturday. The No 6 seeds will not face a pairing from China, Japan, South Korea or Taiwan before the semi-finals, if they make it that far. “The draw for them is decent, although those playing in the World Championships are all top players, so there are no easy games,” said Hong Kong’s men’s team coach... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221134/world-table-tennis-championships-hong-kong-medal-hopefuls-wong-chun-ting-and-doo-hoi-kem-handed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3221134/world-table-tennis-championships-hong-kong-medal-hopefuls-wong-chun-ting-and-doo-hoi-kem-handed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 May 2023 08:06:45 +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 Hong Kong’s Lee Ho-ching put up a brave fight before losing to Hina Hayata of Japan in a battle to reach the women’s quarter-finals at the US$2 million Singapore Smash tournament on Tuesday. As the last of the city’s player in the singles competition, following the early exit of teammates Doo Hoi-kem, Minnie Soo Wai-yam and Ng Wing-nam and Zhu Chengzhu in the qualifiers, Lee fought hard to preserve the honour of a team that won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics last summer. Things might have... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3170554/singapore-smash-lee-ho-ching-misses-chance-us2m-prize-pool-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3170554/singapore-smash-lee-ho-ching-misses-chance-us2m-prize-pool-after?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:15:18 +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 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