🏓 Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin kicked off the weekend with style, storming to the mixed doubles crown at the WTT China Smash in Beijing. The duo swept home teammates Huang Youzheng and Chen Yi in straight games, sealing the victory 11-8, 11-9, 11-9. 🎉
This marks their fifth mixed doubles title at the Grand Smash level, proving once again why this pair is a force to be reckoned with on the Chinese mainland. 💪
In a major upset on the men's side, local hope Chen Junsong's Cinderella story met its end when France's Felix Lebrun edged out a 11-6, 12-10, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10 win. Lebrun will next take on Lin Shidong after he knocked out Japan's Yukiya Uda 11-8, 11-7, 11-6, 11-5.
The women's draw delivered fireworks with top seed Sun Yingsha surviving a see-saw battle against world No. 5 Wang Yidi. Down 2-3 in games, Sun rallied to win 14-12, 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 12-14, 11-3, 11-8 in a seven-game epic. 🔥
Sun's next challenge is third-seeded Chen Xingtong, who ousted Zhu Yuling of Macao 4-2. The other women's semifinal will feature South Korea's Shin Yu-bin, the 16th seed, against China's second-ranked Wang Manyu. 🌟
With semifinals shaping up to be a rollercoaster of talent and tension, stay tuned as the WTT China Smash continues to deliver top-tier table tennis drama!
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Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin win mixed doubles title at WTT China Smash
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