13-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong youngster Baldwin Chan to help ease workload at World Table Tennis Championships
Hong Kong will go into the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships starting in Qatar on Saturday boasting a broader range of options, with Baldwin Chan Ho-wah carrying much of the team's hopes – and workload – on his young shoulders.
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For the first time since her tournament debut in Paris in 2013, Doo Hoi-kem will not have to play in all three categories and can focus on a slightly reduced workload of singles and mixed doubles.
Her mixed doubles partner Wong Chun-ting will have his third men's doubles partner in Chan, and with the World Championships debutant shouldering two doubles events and the men's singles in Doha, the 21-year-old was at the centre of most conversations.
'He's a young player with potential,' the 34-year-old Wong said. 'He's fast, and as a left-hander, gives us some advantage in the doubles.
'I hope to give him some new perspectives [as a partner] to help him in singles, and I hope we can provide a new spark.'
Doo Hoi-kem (left) and Wong Chun-ting hope to improve on the bronze medals they have won. Photo: HKCTTA
Wong said the pair had a decent draw, with the first hurdle expected at the round of 16, when they potentially face Florian Bourrassaud and Esteban Dorr of France.
