Yesterday, Dec 1, 2025, Chengdu's electric table tennis hall welcomed the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup with a statement: hosts China 🤩 steamrolled Egypt 8-0 in a flawless display of power and precision.
Kuai Man and Lin Shidong set the tone with a crushing mixed doubles win (11-3, 11-3, 11-7), followed by World No. 1 Sun Yingsha’s composed singles triumph (11-4, 14-12, 11-4). Top-ranked Wang Chuqin then sealed the sweep, dispatching Youssef Abdelaziz 11-5, 11-4 in men’s singles action. 🏓🔥
Meanwhile, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Chinese Taipei served up the day’s most dramatic showdown. Lin Yun-ju and Cheng I-ching edged out their mixed doubles match 12-10, 11-9, 11-9, only for the ROK to storm back—winning women’s singles, men’s singles and women’s doubles to tie it 6-6. In a nail-biter of a men’s doubles decider, Park Gang-hyeon and Oh Jun-sung closed out Lin and Kao Cheng-jui 11-9, 11-9, sealing an 8-6 win for the ROK. 😮🏓
Other action around the hall saw Germany beat France 8-4, the Hong Kong SAR cruise past Chile 8-2, and Japan overcome India 8-4, keeping the group stage buzzing with excitement.
Stay tuned as the tournament rolls on—more fierce rallies and underdog stories are on the horizon! 🏓✨
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Event hosts China thrash Egypt at ITTF Mixed Team World Cup in Chengdu
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