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Chen Meng

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Chen Meng
Chen Meng
陳夢
The latest news on Chen Meng, Chinese professional table tennis player, including table tennis news and updates.
Steve Dainton, chief executive officer of WTT, backed Hong Kong to stage an even better event next year. Photo: Dickson Lee
World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals in Hong Kong was ‘beyond my expectations’, table tennis boss says

CEO Steve Dainton says tournament could not have finished ‘in a better way’ despite injuries to China stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha.

2025 National Games

Coleman Wong, fencing medallists Hsieh and Ho – what to watch at National Games

2025 National Games

Fencing begins and Haughey carries on – what to watch on National Games day 6

2025 National Games

Tight National Games contest between China’s Wang, Hong Kong’s Wong warms hearts

Table tennis fans were quick to comment online on the pair’s bond after the thrilling match, which was settled only in seven games.

Beijing player Wang Chuqin (left) greets Hong Kong player Wong Chun-ting after their National Games match in Macau on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
2025 National Games

Hong Kong pair’s table tennis medal hopes ended twice, Chen Meng storms to win

Mixed-doubles duo Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting lose in National Games quarter-finals, nervous 20-year-old Baldwin Chan exits men’s singles.

2025 National Games

Yu Zidi’s meteoric rise, Chen Meng’s comeback are National Games day 2 must-sees

Tuesday includes a swimming sensation and return of an Olympic table tennis champ who has not played at top level since world rankings row.

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2025 National Games

What to know about the National Games, where some of world’s best come to play

Some of the world’s top sportsmen and women will battle it out in the pool, court and track across the Greater Bay Area.

Table tennis players Wang Chuqin, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong will be among the biggest names competing at the National Games. Photo: Eugene Lee
2025 National Games

Fan and Wang on collision course for blockbuster semi-final in Macau

Galaxy of table tennis stars head to city for National Games, with Fan Zhendong and Wang in same half of draw for men’s singles.

China property

Luxury giant LVMH glimpses a turning point in China’s slow-motion recovery

The French luxury giant reported its first quarterly growth this year, but analysts question whether the China recovery can be sustained.

2025 National Games

Lee lights National Games flame as excitement builds for sporting extravaganza

Chief Executive John Lee takes part in a ceremony in Guangzhou as clock ticks down to start of multi-sport event.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (front row, second right) takes part in the flame lighting ceremony in Guangzhou. Photo: ISD
ITTF

Call to rush Fan Zhendong back into China table tennis team after perfect return

Olympic champion ends long absence with impressive results at opening leg of China Table Tennis Super League.

Fan Zhendong serves against Lin Shidong at the China Table Tennis Super League event in Hebei. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF

Hongkongers grab fourth bronze, China pair slip to historic doubles defeat

Lin Shidong and Lin Gaoyuan’s 3-1 loss at World Table Tennis Championships first time in 50 years China has not made men’s semi-finals.

ITTF

Maintaining China’s dominance top of large pile on table tennis chief’s plate

Two-time Olympic gold medallist has to guide his new charges through World Championships and bring Fan Zhendong back into fold.

ITTF

China’s ex-coach Wu Jingping slams WTT and ‘the mess table tennis has become’

Wu, coach from 1991 to 2021, criticises sport’s commercialisation and rules that led ex-protégé Fan Zhendong to withdraw from world rankings.

Former Chinese coach Wu Jingping (right) speaks to Hao Shuai at the World Table Tennis Championships in 2005. Photo: AFP
ITTF

Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin welcome table tennis rule changes amid WTT rankings row

It follows meeting in Singapore to air grievances after withdrawal of Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Chen Meng from world rankings.

China’s Wang Chuqin (left) and Sun Yingsha in action at the Paris Olympics. Photo: AP
ITTF

Hong Kong table tennis veteran Wong, Lam through to main draw of Singapore Smash

Tournament is without big names Ma Long, Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng but China still expected to dominate.

ITTF

Chinese table tennis fans outraged as Chen Meng, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long dropped

National team selectors omit the trio for ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Shenzhen, after their withdrawal from world rankings.

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ITTF

After Chinese table tennis trio withdraw from rankings, ITTF sets up task force

Vow to review rules and gather feedback from players following withdrawals of Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng and Ma Long.

China’s Fan Zhendong (left) and his compatriot Chen Meng with their winning trophies at the WTT Singapore Smash 2022. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF

China table tennis chief backs Fan, Chen as Ma Long joins their rankings boycott

Liu Guoliang vows to push global governing bodies to change rules on skipping World Table Tennis events, calling them ‘really questionable’.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China in Weibo crackdown, bans 300 accounts after fans attack Chen for winning gold

Fans at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles booed while those online in China are punished for ‘inciting conflict’ over support for Sun Yingsha.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Ma gets shot at sixth gold, but no individual glory awaits table tennis star in Paris

Ma Long will miss out on the chance to win a third straight singles title, but is in the team tournament for the Olympics.

China’s Ma Long arrives at the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. Photo: Xinhua
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Exclusive | Angry Chinese table tennis superfans threaten Paris Olympics TV protest

Group say they could disrupt broadcast in China with banners Western media would be ‘very interested’ in, after being censored at home.

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Wang Manyu has been omitted from China’s women’s singles team for Paris. Photo: Xinhua
International Table Tennis Federation

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International Table Tennis Federation

Galaxy Arena Sparks Fervor for Elite Table Tennis Competition in April

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ITTF

China sweep South Korea aside to claim women’s team crown at Asian Championships

Dominant table tennis trio of Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Yidi take title without losing a game.

China’s women’s team reach the finals after defeating Japan 3-0. Photo: Xinhua
China stock market

Chinese AI stocks slide with Baidu as Elon Musk adds to chorus on GPT-4 risks

Chinese AI-related stocks that surged on ChatGPT frenzy are now handing investors steep losses. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the latest influential heavyweight to lean against the trend.

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A netizen shows information about Baidu’s ‘Ernie Bot’ on his mobile phone on March 24. The bot’s Vincennes diagram function has been ridiculed by netizens. Photo: Getty Images
ITTF

China replicates Olympics ‘closed loop’ as thousands gather for table tennis

Sport’s world team championships start on Friday in Chengdu, which until recently was under lockdown and was rattled by an earthquake earlier this month.

ITTF

China’s Chen reclaims world No 1 spot, Fan extends lead after Singapore Smash

Fan Zhendong continues his super men’s form to leapfrog the reigning Olympic champion Ma Long, while Chen Meng takes top spot from Sun Yingsha as the women’s title changes hands yet again.

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