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The Hindu
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Table Tennis World Championships 2025: China's Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin win singles titles
China swept the singles titles at the Table Tennis World Championships again, with Wang Chuqin securing a dominant 4-1 victory over Hugo Calderano in the men's final and Sun Yingsha retaining the women's crown on Sunday. World number one Sun overcame a stubborn challenge from Wang Manyu, outwitting the world number two in a thrilling final to clinch gold with a 4-3 victory in Doha. Former champion Manyu, who beat Sun in the 2021 final, fought back from two games down and saved four championship points to take the contest down to the wire. 'We have played each other many times since childhood. So, every time we meet in the finals, it would be a tough match,' Sun said. No.1 seed living up to her billing ☝️ Sun Yingsha defeats Wang Manyu 4-3 to lift the Geist Prize for the second straight time 🔥 #ITTFWorlds2025# — World Table Tennis (@WTTGlobal) May 25, 2025 The 24-year-old started well, winning the first two games 11-6, 12-10. Manyu bounced back to dominate the next two games, and was a point away from winning the fifth but Sun saved the game point and took it 12-10. Sun quickly took a 10-6 lead in the sixth game, putting her a point away from winning the championship, but Manyu held her nerve to win the next three points. The defending champion pushed for victory with a forehand that Manyu barely got her paddle to, but the ball soared up high and nicked the table, putting Wang level at 10-10. Manyu seized the momentum to win the sixth game 13-11 and took a 3-0 lead in the decisive seventh. 'At that time, my mentality fluctuated a little bit,' Sun admitted. Sun, who had beaten Wang in nine of their previous 10 meetings, rallied to win the seventh game 11-7, however, to secure the title. 'Every day I fought hard... and I cherished each game. And I'm extremely happy I managed to stand till the last,' Sun added. World number two Wang claimed his first singles gold at the World Championships, beating Calderano 4-1 to avenge his loss to the Brazilian at last month's World Cup. World number three Calderano, the first Brazilian to win the World Cup, was no match for Chuqin's speed as the Asian Cup winner forced Calderano on to the defensive. 'After losing (at) the World Cup, I fell into doubt, especially during my training,' said Chuqin. 'So, I had a challenger's mindset.' Chuqin, who lost the 2023 final to compatriot Fan Zhendong, took the first two games 12-10, 11-3, and although Calderano bounced back in to win the third 11-4, the Chinese regained control to seal victory. Earlier, Japan won the men's doubles title for the first time in 64 years, with Hiroto Shinozuka and Shunsuke Togami edging out Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-ju and Kao Cheng-jui 3-2. FULL LIST OF MEDALLISTS Men's Singles Gold - Wang Chuqin (China), Silver - Hugo Calderano (Brazil), Bronze - Truls Moregard (Sweden) and Liang Jingkun (China) Women's Singles Gold - Sun Yingsha (China), Silver - Wang Manyu (China), Bronze - Mima Ito (Japan) and Chen Xingtong (China) Men's Doubles Gold - Hiroto Shinozuka (Japan) and Shunsuke Togami (Japan), Silver - Lin Yun-ju (Chinese Taipei) and Kao Cheng-jui (Chinese Taipei), Bronze - Felix Lebrun (France) and Alexis Lebrun (France), Florian Bourrassaud (France) and Esteban Dorr (France) Women's Doubles Gold - Wang Manyu (China) and Kuai Man (China), Silver - Bernadette Szocs (Romania) and Sofia Polcanova (Austria), Bronze - Shin Yubin (Korea) and Ryu Hanna (Korea), Miwa Harimoto (Japan) and Miyuu Kihara (Japan) Mixed Doubles Gold - Sun Yingsha (China) and Wang Chuqin (China), Silver - Shin Yubin (China) and Lim Jonghoon (Korea), Bronze - Cheng-i-ching (Chinese Taipei) and Lin Yun-ju (Chinese Taipei), Miwa Harimoto (Japan) and Sora Matsushima (Japan)
The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Table Tennis World Championships 2025: Manush-Diya pair wins, Harmeet-Yashaswini duo out in 1st round
India's mixed doubles campaign at the Table Tennis World Championships in Doha, Qatar, began on a bittersweet note on Sunday. While the ninth-seeded pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale started with a win in straight games, the 14th-seeded duo of Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade failed to capitalise on a 2-0 lead and also wasted three match points to exit the competition in the opening round. Manush and Diya, who won their maiden WTT Contender title in Tunis last this month, had no trouble in beating the Algerian pair of Mehdi Bouloussa and Malissa Nasri 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-6) in 16 minutes. They will next face either the Korean pair of Oh Junsung and Kim Nayeong or the Kiwi duo of Dean Shu and Jocelyn Lam. READ | Table Tennis World Championships 2025: Ayhika-Sutirtha, Yashaswini-Diya give India winning start; Sreeja knocked out in first round Facing the unseeded French pair of Thibault Poret and Leana Hochart, Harmeet and Yashaswini bagged the first two games 11-8 and 11-6. The Indians had a 9-6 lead in the third game but Poret and Hochart managed to fight back, winning six of the next seven points. The French duo won the fourth game 11-8 to take the match to a decider. Harmeet and Yashaswini were in control, leading 6-2, and had three match points at 10-7 before allowing their opponents to make another comeback. Later in the day, Manika Batra, Manav Thakkar, Ankur Bhattacharjee, G. Sathiyan and Yashaswini will begin their campaign in singles. Sathiyan will also be in action in men's doubles with Harmeet.
