table tennis

The recent WTT Finals in Fukuoka has exposed significant challenges facing Chinese table tennis. The men’s team suffered particularly heavy losses, with star players like Lin Gaoyuan losing 0-3 to Slovenia’s Darko Jorgic and Liang Jingkun falling 1-3 to Zhang Benzhihe.

The recent withdrawal of Olympic champions Ma Long and Fan Zhendong from the 2024 WTT Finals in Fukuoka, Japan, has ignited intense discussion within the table tennis community. National head coach Wang Hao’s explanation citing post-Olympic fatigue has met with significant skepticism from fans and observers.

The road to the Los Angeles Olympics presents both opportunities and challenges for China’s table tennis prodigy Sun Yingsha. At 24, she finds herself at a critical juncture where managing physical wellbeing becomes as crucial as maintaining technical excellence.

The 2024 WTT Singapore Smash saw a surprise upset in the Women’s Singles Semi-Final as China’s 16-year-old rising star Qian Tianyi was defeated 2-4 by her more experienced teammate Zhang Ben Meiheng.

In an exciting display of the growing global reach of table tennis, Chinese Olympic champion Ma Long was recently invited by Spanish football giants Real Madrid to watch a match at their iconic home stadium, the Santiago Bernabéu.

On October 21, female national team player Zhang Rui and male players Liu Dingshuo and Wang Chengxiao posted on social media to announce they were leaving the national team. In her farewell message, Zhang Rui said: “2013-2024, this was my youth and also my precious wealth.