https://www.scmp.com/rss/522291/feed World Table Tennis (WTT): A Singapore-based international sports organisation, WTT was established by the ITTF in 2019 as its commercial and events platform. Its primary mission is to revolutionise professional table tennis globally, combining sport and entertainment to elevate the sport’s profile. WTT manages and promotes a comprehensive calendar of commercialised tournaments, including Grand Smashes and the WTT Series, focusing on increased prize money and enhanced fan engagement. It is... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan Table tennis veteran Wong Chun-ting is hoping to build on the momentum of last year’s results with his partner, Baldwin Chan Ho-wah, after the pair won the best sports combination award at the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards. Wong, who has won the award three times before with his long-term mixed doubles partner Doo Hoi-kem, was nominated with Chan for the first time. The city’s men’s doubles duo, who only became regular partners in October 2024, were recognised as one of three winners on Tuesday... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349060/hong-kong-table-tennis-star-wong-hopes-build-strong-momentum-partner-chan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349060/hong-kong-table-tennis-star-wong-hopes-build-strong-momentum-partner-chan?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:30:12 +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 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 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 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Chinese table tennis star Sun Yingsha continued her impressive early-season form, breezing into the quarter-finals of the Singapore Smash on Friday. The world No 1, who is defending champion, beat compatriot Shi Xunyao 11-2, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6 in little more than 35 minutes at The Kallang to set up a last-eight clash with Hina Hayata. The Japanese world No 10 had earlier edged past Kuai Man in a thrilling five-game battle, with the world No 5 from Jiangsu the only Chinese casualty of the day. Chen... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344923/chinese-star-sun-yingsha-extends-fine-start-season-last-8-spot-singapore-smash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344923/chinese-star-sun-yingsha-extends-fine-start-season-last-8-spot-singapore-smash?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:12 +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 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Doo Hoi-kem was denied a second title in six days, after the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist and fellow Hongkonger Pedrey Ng Wing-lam were beaten 3-0 by Qin Yuxuan and Zong Geman in the WTT Contender Muscat women’s doubles final on Saturday. The 29-year-old Doo enjoyed mixed doubles success last Sunday, combining with long-standing partner Wong Chun-ting for the WTT Star Contender Doha crown. Doo transferred her good form to Oman, an early mixed-doubles exit alongside Wong notwithstanding. She... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341121/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-misses-out-second-title-trot-after-loss-oman-wtt-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341121/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-misses-out-second-title-trot-after-loss-oman-wtt-event?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:30:08 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem and Ng Wing-lam beat China’s top-seeded pair in the women’s doubles semi-final of the WTT Contender Muscat tournament in Oman on Friday. Doo, the city’s highest-ranked women’s player, also competed in the women’s singles semi-finals, losing 3-1 to fourth seed He Zhuojia. Doo and Ng will face China’s second seeds, Qin Yuxuan and Zong Geman, in the doubles final on Saturday. In Friday’s women’s doubles semi-final, third seeds Doo and Ng beat Shi Xunyao and Wang Xiaotong in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3341044/hong-kong-star-doo-hoi-kem-reaches-doubles-final-singles-semi-finals-wtt-event-oman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3341044/hong-kong-star-doo-hoi-kem-reaches-doubles-final-singles-semi-finals-wtt-event-oman?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:53:22 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After combining for glory last week, Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting went back to ploughing lone furrows towards success at the WTT Contender Muscat tournament in Oman on Thursday. Doo and Wong claimed the WTT Star Contender Doha mixed doubles title on Sunday, but were left to go their own ways in the Omani capital following a shock 3-2 first-round defeat by French pair Thibault Poret and Charlotte Lutz on Wednesday. The 34-year-old Wong convincingly bounced back 24 hours later,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340876/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-get-wtt-contender-muscat-last-8-singles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340876/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-get-wtt-contender-muscat-last-8-singles?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:00:13 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem finally ended their mixed doubles title drought at the WTT Star Contender Doha event on Sunday. The pair have one of the sport’s longest running partnerships, combining forces for the first time well over a decade ago, and that vast experience made the difference in a 3-1 win over South Korean pair Park Gang-hyeon and Kim Na-yeong. There was more success for Macau’s Zhu Yuling too, who grabbed her second successive women’s individual gold in Qatar,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340383/hong-kongs-wong-and-doo-end-mixed-doubles-drought-win-doha-table-tennis-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340383/hong-kongs-wong-and-doo-end-mixed-doubles-drought-win-doha-table-tennis-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:29:31 +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 The New Year may have been a little low key as far as sport in Hong Kong is concerned, but 2026 is promising to be just as busy as the past 12 months. Along with major events such as the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, LIV Golf and the return of the World Table Tennis Finals, there is something for almost everyone in the coming year. And while there is still no word yet on whether the hugely successful Football Festival will be back again, here are some of the events we do know about so you can... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3338401/ice-hockey-sevens-heres-some-what-lies-ahead-hong-kong-sport-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3338401/ice-hockey-sevens-heres-some-what-lies-ahead-hong-kong-sport-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:30:09 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Table tennis world No 1s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin have withdrawn from another WTT tournament, although at least this time it is before reaching their respective semi-finals. The Chinese pair will not play in the Doha Champions event next week, and Sun’s absence has opened the door for Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem, who is ranked 39 places below the Olympic champion, to play in Qatar. It is the second withdrawal in a week for Sun, who also pulled out of the Chinese Table Tennis Super League finals a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338258/china-world-no-1s-sun-and-wang-opt-out-wtt-doha-event-open-door-hong-kongs-doo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338258/china-world-no-1s-sun-and-wang-opt-out-wtt-doha-event-open-door-hong-kongs-doo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:30:09 +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 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 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 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 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 Ada Li Ada Li Fans of Chinese table tennis superstars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha have been a constant, visible presence at this week’s WTT Finals, packing into Hong Kong Coliseum in their sponsor-branded hoodies and T-shirts. Outside the venue, the fan village has become a gathering point, with supporters posing for photos in front of backdrops featuring Chinese national team players, queuing at the organisers’ and sponsors’ souvenir booths, and exchanging home-made banners and support items. Several... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336340/china-table-tennis-fans-flock-wtt-finals-hong-kong-unlimited-budgets-some?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336340/china-table-tennis-fans-flock-wtt-finals-hong-kong-unlimited-budgets-some?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 02:00:10 +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 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong’s mixed doubles pair Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem flirted with the biggest win of their careers at the WTT Finals Hong Kong before narrowly losing 3-2 to world and Olympic champions Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha on Friday night. Playing in front of an almost-packed Coliseum arena – though the majority appeared to be supporting the visiting Chinese stars – Doo said she was playing “as if my life was on the line”, while Wong said he enjoyed “playing toe-to-toe” against the formidable... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336281/wtt-finals-hong-kong-wong-chun-ting-doo-hoi-kem-go-close-against-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336281/wtt-finals-hong-kong-wong-chun-ting-doo-hoi-kem-go-close-against-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:15:03 +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 Mike Chan Mike Chan Sun Yingsha remains on course to win two titles at a WTT Finals for a second time, after storming into the quarter-finals of the women’s singles and racking up another convincing mixed doubles victory with partner Wang Chuqin on Thursday. The world No 1 dispatched Wang Yidi with ease at table tennis’ year-ending tournament in Hong Kong, to set up a last-eight clash with Miyu Nagasaki of Japan on Friday. Having beaten her Chinese compatriot nine times in their previous 10 meetings since the WTT... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336119/wtt-finals-unbeaten-chinese-stars-sun-and-wang-course-double-delight-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336119/wtt-finals-unbeaten-chinese-stars-sun-and-wang-course-double-delight-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:56:21 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li The popular duo of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha maintained their strong start to the WTT Finals Hong Kong, dispatching compatriots Lin Shidong and Kuai Man 3-0 in mixed doubles on Thursday. Wang and Sun made relatively easy work of beating the current world No 1 mixed doubles pair in their second group match, winning 13-11, 12-10, 11-6. The popularity of the Olympic champions was clear to see at Hong Kong Coliseum, with more than 70 per cent of the seats filled for the match. The crowd also... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336050/wtt-finals-lin-shidong-cruises-quarter-finals-win-over-liang-jingkun-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336050/wtt-finals-lin-shidong-cruises-quarter-finals-win-over-liang-jingkun-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:59:58 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Ahead of his first appearance at the WTT Finals on Thursday, Simon Gauzy said he had been drawing a lot of strength from his children. A member of the French men’s table tennis team who won bronze at last year’s Olympic Games, Gauzy left his German club side TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen after playing in the Bundesliga for 12 years to return home to play for GV Hennebont in the summer. “My son and my daughter, they’re the [reasons] I’ve been playing great this year,” the father of two said. “It’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3335832/wtt-finals-french-star-simon-gauzy-trying-balance-being-husband-dad-and-good-player?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3335832/wtt-finals-french-star-simon-gauzy-trying-balance-being-husband-dad-and-good-player?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:11 +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 Ada Li Ada Li Chen Yi beat Zhu Yuling in a thrilling seven-game match to ease into the next round at the WTT Finals in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Chen battled past Macau’s Zhu 4-3 in the women’s singles round of 16, winning 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8. The world No 9, who had lost her previous three meetings with Zhu, two heavily, said she went into the match with nothing to lose. “I did not feel any pressure before the match,” she said. “My coach told me to approach it in challenger mode. “We were... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335936/wtt-finals-chen-yi-beats-zhu-yuling-thrilling-7-game-match-tournaments-opening-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335936/wtt-finals-chen-yi-beats-zhu-yuling-thrilling-7-game-match-tournaments-opening-day?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:38:20 +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 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 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang China table tennis stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha have been unveiled as the mixed doubles wild-card pairing for the WTT Finals in Hong Kong next month, organisers announced on Thursday. Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem will be the city’s only mixed doubles representatives, as one of the seven duos to have qualified through ranking points. Wang and Sun, who had each already qualified for the singles events, needed the one wild-card place available because of a lack of competitive... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3334350/wang-chuqin-and-sun-yingsha-unite-mixed-doubles-wild-card-wtt-finals-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3334350/wang-chuqin-and-sun-yingsha-unite-mixed-doubles-wild-card-wtt-finals-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:30:09 +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 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 Mike Chan Mike Chan The veneer of invincibility surrounding Chinese table tennis has been slowly chipped away over the past two years, and now Japanese ace Tomokazu Harimoto has sparked a furore by suggesting none of the country’s players are unbeatable. Harimoto also threw further fuel on the fire by saying that, of the Chinese men, only Wang Chuqin was a good player. The 22-year-old added that he, Swede Truls Moregard and Brazil’s Hugo Calderano were among a list of players capable of “consistently beating” their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3326948/japans-tomokazu-harimoto-dismisses-china-table-tennis-threat-says-wang-chuqin-only-good-player?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3326948/japans-tomokazu-harimoto-dismisses-china-table-tennis-threat-says-wang-chuqin-only-good-player?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:30:08 +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 Mike Chan Mike Chan Zhu Yuling hailed the backing of her adopted city after making a winning start to the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions event in Macau on Tuesday. Sichuan-born former world No 1 Zhu donned the colours of the casino hub last year as she made her international comeback following serious illness, after previously representing her native mainland China. And she showed the Macau crowd how far she had come, with a comprehensive 11-5, 11-1, 11-6 victory over Sreeja Akula of India at the East Asian... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3324918/wtt-champions-macau-zhu-yuling-enjoys-home-support-not-torn-over-facing-china-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3324918/wtt-champions-macau-zhu-yuling-enjoys-home-support-not-torn-over-facing-china-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:59:58 +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 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 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