https://www.scmp.com/rss/524627/feed The latest news and top stories on Wang Yidi. A prominent Chinese table tennis player, she has achieved significant success throughout her career. Currently ranked among the world’s top players, she notably swept all four gold medals at the 2019 Universiade in Naples. Her accomplishments also include gold medals at the World Championships in team events, a bronze in singles, and victories at prestigious WTT Champions events like Frankfurt in 2023 and Incheon in 2025. She continues to compete at... 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 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 top women’s player Doo Hoi-kem was eliminated from the ITTF World Cup in Macau on Wednesday, after losing a group-stage match 3-1 to China’s Wang Yidi. Doo’s exit follows that of teammate Lam Siu-hang the previous night, ending Hong Kong’s participation in the tournament. Lam, like Doo, also finished second in his group. Doo fell 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 to her friendly rival, finishing the group stage with one win and one loss to place second and missing the 16-strong knockout... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348688/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-ousted-chinas-wang-yidi-wonderful-match?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348688/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-ousted-chinas-wang-yidi-wonderful-match?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:17 +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 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 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 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 Jimmy Shiu Jimmy Shiu The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra opened its new season on September 12 and 13 with “Silken Notes of the Pipa”, a concert that showcased the various iterations of the musical instrument as well as how it transcended geographical and cultural borders along the ancient Silk Road. Using a large plectrum, guest soloist Akiko Kubota showed her mastery of the Japanese satsuma-biwa, creating an array of distinctive sounds by plucking and rubbing the strings. The chosen piece, “Heart of the Ocean”, is a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3325701/hong-kong-chinese-orchestras-season-opener-skilfully-showcases-pipa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3325701/hong-kong-chinese-orchestras-season-opener-skilfully-showcases-pipa?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:15:12 +0000