https://www.scmp.com/rss/522809/feed The latest news and top stories on Zhu Yuling, a highly accomplished table tennis player. Formerly representing China, she now plays for Macau. A former World Number 1 in 2017, her career highlights include multiple World Championship and World Cup gold medals, and two World Junior titles. After a break for health reasons and pursuing a Doctorate of Business Administration, she became an associate professor at Tianjin University. She recently returned to international competition, notably... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com 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 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 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 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 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 Mike Chan Mike Chan Fresh from winning in Las Vegas last month, former women’s table tennis world No 1 Zhu Yuling will return to action on Thursday in Sweden. Zhu, 30, will head to the World Table Tennis (WTT) Europe Smash on a high after WTT US Smash success in the gambling haven, which included victories over some of the game’s biggest stars, including present No 1 Sun Yingsha. Since her international comeback following serious illness, at the WTT Champions event in Macau last September, Zhu’s ranking has... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321626/how-table-tennis-former-no-1-zhu-yuling-cherishes-life-more-after-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321626/how-table-tennis-former-no-1-zhu-yuling-cherishes-life-more-after-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:11 +0000