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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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.
Rejected by Everyone at 1.55 Meters: How Deng Yaping Won an Entire Era
Sent back by the provincial team at 10, debated three times before the national team said yes, believed in by nobody but Zhang Xielin. She went on to win 18 world titles and hold the world No. 1 spot for eight straight years. Deng Yaping's story isn't an underdog fairy tale — it's a surgical translation of disadvantage into a playing style.
From 'A Knot in My Heart for Years' to the St. Bride Vase: Wang Chuqin's Night in Doha
In the 2025 Doha World Championships men's singles final, Wang Chuqin beat Brazil's Hugo 4:1 to win his first world singles title. Afterwards he said it felt like a knot in his heart, tied years ago, had finally come undone. A coronation — and a breakthrough for South American table tennis.
The Match Isn't Lost Until the Scoreboard Stops: Three Comebacks That Changed Chinese Table Tennis
Dominant wins earn applause, but what stays in memory are the nights when someone was driven to the cliff's edge and clawed the score back point by point. Three classic comebacks that changed the fortunes of Chinese table tennis — and what they share.
Twelve Smashes: The Night in 1961 When China First Lifted the Swaythling Cup
Men's team final, 1961 Beijing World Championships: Xu Yinsheng hammered twelve straight smashes past a Japanese star, Rong Guotuan shouted 'how many chances does a lifetime give you to fight' — and that night, China lifted the Swaythling Cup for the first time. The story of the national game truly starts here.
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: 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.
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.