Five reigning BWF World Champions, including Shi Yu Qi and Akane Yamaguchi, arrive in New Delhi for the August 17-23 tournament at the Indira Gandhi indoor stadium, aiming to defend their titles amidst high pressure.
China's Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, known as the “Phoenix combination,” secured their first Japan Open mixed doubles title by defeating Hong Kong's Jordan Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet 2-1 in the final at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Chinese table tennis stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha experienced their second mixed doubles defeat this month at the National Championships in Changsha, losing to Yuan Licen and Wang Yidi. This loss, following a runner-up finish at the WTT US Grand Smash, has sparked concern among fans ahead of the Asian Games.
Chinese table tennis players struggled at the WTT Contender event in Zagreb, with only one men's doubles pair reaching the final. Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem secured the mixed doubles title, while Japan dominated the women's singles quarter-finals.
At the Indonesia Open 2026, Ayush Shetty staged a comeback win against Weng Hong Yang. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty retired due to injury, while HS Prannoy was eliminated.
Top seeds Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori have advanced to the Roland Garros mixed doubles semifinals after a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory over Anna Danilina and JJ Tracy in the quarterfinals.
PV Sindhu advances to Singapore Open quarterfinals with a 21-9, 21-12 win over Japan's Riko Gunji, to face top seed An Se Young next; Indian men's doubles and mixed doubles pairs also reach quarterfinals.
China's table tennis team selection criteria for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games face criticism online, with differing standards for men's and women's teams based on ITTF rankings and coaching decisions.
A group of visually impaired Hongkongers have been training to compete in the Cigna Healthcare Hyrox Hong Kong 2026 race, which starts on Friday. Max Lam Kwai-hung, 23, will make his Hyrox debut in Saturday’s mixed doubles format alongside his event partner and guide runner Aileen Wong, founder and head coach of local NGO IncluFit. Born with congenital cataracts, Lam experienced deteriorating vision in his teens and is now totally blind. He started running last year after being introduced to...
The president of the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) has reportedly disappeared after disciplinary authorities started an investigation into his conduct at the association. Zhang Jun, a two-time Olympic mixed doubles champion, has not been heard from for more than ten days and missed the start of the Chinese men’s and women’s national teams competing at the BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in Denmark on Friday. According to a recent story by a Chinese newspaper, several insiders revealed that...
Hong Kong table tennis player Wong Chun-ting revealed that his wife, Stella Peng Yingshan, played a crucial role in improving his communication and performance with mixed doubles partner Doo Hoi-kem after years of distance.
