WTT China Smash 2026: Wang defends two titles; Matsushima takes men's crown
At the Beijing Smash, Wang Manyu retained the women's singles and doubles; Japan's Sora Matsushima won men's singles, and China took just two of five titles.
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What's happening in table tennis — tournament reports, Team China, player spotlights, gear trends and rule changes.
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Aichi-Nagoya 2026: China takes six golds; men's team falls to Japan
At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games China won six of seven table tennis golds; the men's team lost 2-3 to Japan, Japan's first title since 1966.
London 2026: China sweeps Japan in both team finals, men's 12th straight
The World Team Championships returned to London; China beat Japan 3-0 (men) and 3-2 (women), men's team claiming a 12th consecutive title.
World Cup Macao 2026: Wang's first men's title; Sun three-peats
At the Macao World Cup, Wang Chuqin beat Sora Matsushima 4-3 for his first men's singles crown; Sun Yingsha beat Wang Manyu 4-1 for a third straight title.
2025 WTT Finals in Hong Kong: Harimoto's first singles crown, Wang Manyu on top
The revamped WTT Finals debuted in Hong Kong; Tomokazu Harimoto beat Moregard for his first singles title, Wang Manyu took women's.
Doha 2025: China takes four golds; Wang and Sun crowned in singles
At the Doha World Championships China won four of five titles; Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha took the singles crowns, while Japan grabbed men's doubles.
WTT Champions Chongqing 2025: Sun Yingsha Defends Title, Wang Chuqin Beats Lin Shidong
On 16 March 2025, the WTT Champions Chongqing concluded in Chongqing's Huaxi LIVE·Yudong arena. Sun Yingsha beat Chen Xingtong 4-0 to defend her women's title, while Wang Chuqin downed world No. 1 Lin Shidong 4-1; China swept both singles finals.
Team China2
2025: China's new generation starts to take the weight
In the first year of the post-Paris cycle, Lin Shidong reached the top, Lin/Kuai finished the year as mixed-doubles No. 1, and youngsters like Xiang Peng and Chen Junsong broke through — China's pipeline got real in 2025.
Lin Shidong reaches world No. 1 at 19, breaking the age record
After winning Singapore Smash, 19-year-old Lin Shidong overtook Wang Chuqin to become the youngest-ever men's singles world No. 1.
Stars2
Sun Yingsha: the world No. 1 from Shijiazhuang
Born in 2000, Sun Yingsha became the first post-2000 women's singles world No. 1 in 2022, won the Worlds title at Durban and Doha, took mixed-doubles and team gold with singles silver at Paris, and completed a World Cup three-peat in 2026.
The Lebrun brothers: a flag for Europe's table tennis revival
France's Lebrun brothers both reached the men's singles top 10, putting European men's table tennis back among the elite.
Equipment1
2025 gear trends: carbon, hybrid rubbers and the 40+ ball
From inner-carbon to hybrid rubbers, every 2025 equipment clue responds to the speed and spin shift brought by the 40+ plastic ball.
Rules & Reform1
LA 2028: table tennis expands to six golds with mixed team
The IOC added the mixed team event and brought men's and women's doubles back, taking table tennis to six Olympic golds.