https://www.scmp.com/rss/523417/feed The latest news and top stories on Liang Jingkun, a Chinese table tennis player, ranked World No. 2 in July 2024. He won two World Championship team titles, four World Championship singles bronze medals, and the 2018 Chinese National Championship. He represents China’s national team and the Shandong Weiqiao TTC Club. 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 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 Lam Siu-hang will replace injured Chinese world No 5 Lin Shidong in the field for the ITTF World Cup in Macau, less than a week before the event starts next Monday. The 20-year-old withdrew because of recurrent tendinitis and a partial tear in his rotator cuff. Medical and coaching staff cited the player being in persistent pain and having restricted shoulder movement caused by accumulated fatigue from a dense tournament schedule. The coaching team made the decision to protect the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348198/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-lam-siu-hang-take-injured-lin-shidongs-spot-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348198/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-lam-siu-hang-take-injured-lin-shidongs-spot-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:19 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Former table tennis world champion Chen Qi has revealed that the social media user who threatened “to murder” his entire family has been arrested by police in China. The Olympic gold medallist received the chilling threat in a direct message earlier this week and had reported the incident to officials. On Wednesday, he took to Weibo to report that the user, who went by the name Dragon in the Clouds, was “under administrative detention”. “The matter has been resolved. Thank you for everyone’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338482/chinese-social-media-users-chilling-threat-murder-table-tennis-stars-family?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338482/chinese-social-media-users-chilling-threat-murder-table-tennis-stars-family?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:30:11 +0000 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 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 Table tennis world champion Wang Chuqin has given Chinese fans a boost after announcing his intention to play on until at least the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In a pre-recorded video interview with state media, Wang said he needed the target in three years to determine his “next direction” after that. And he reassured supporters that LA “would not be an end”, rather a point at which he would examine his future. The news was a much-needed jolt of optimism for Chinese table tennis after a poor day... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317254/wang-chuqin-gives-china-fans-2028-la-olympics-boost-men-suffer-shock-losses-us-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317254/wang-chuqin-gives-china-fans-2028-la-olympics-boost-men-suffer-shock-losses-us-event?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:30:09 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Table tennis star Wang Chuqin was fined and had a point deducted from his driving licence following a road violation earlier this month. The reigning men’s singles world champion, who won his title at the ITTF Table Tennis World Championships in Doha in May, was reported to have crossed a solid line and turned into the General Administration of Sport of China building in Beijing without indicating. Wang’s violations were not detected by road cameras but were reported to the authorities by the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317137/table-tennis-world-no-2-wang-chuqin-gets-traffic-fine-heading-wtt-event-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3317137/table-tennis-world-no-2-wang-chuqin-gets-traffic-fine-heading-wtt-event-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Jul 2025 08:45:48 +0000