Wang Chuqin has been appointed captain of the China men's table tennis team, succeeding Ma Long. The announcement was made by head coach Wang Hao after the World Championships in London. Liang Jingkun was named vice-captain.
Table tennis star Sun Yingsha found inspiration in Kobe Bryant's autobiography, 'The Mamba Mentality,' during training for the World Championships. She related to Bryant's dedication to solitary training and ability to block out distractions, drawing parallels to her own rigorous routine.
Chinese table tennis fans are outraged after official ITTF merchandise for the World Team Championships twice featured incorrect versions of China's national flag, sparking widespread social media complaints and calls for respect.
Japan's women's table tennis team lost 3-2 to China in the World Team Championships final, extending their silver medal streak to six. Japan seeks to close the gap by moving away from conventional styles.
China’s men and women continued their total dominance of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on Sunday, and the former’s easy win over Japan again raised questions about the future of star Fan Zhendong. The Olympic champion has not played for his country since claiming gold in Paris two years ago, and quit the International Table Tennis Federation rankings just months later. While he has kept busy playing in Germany and in some tournaments at home, there has been little sign of...
China fans have been told to stop holding lavish celebrations of athletes’ birthdays, with officials reminding them “to stay rational”. The warning came in response to news of large gatherings to mark the 26th birthday of table tennis star Wang Chuqin on Monday. Posters of the world No 1, who guided his men’s side to the World Team Table Tennis Championships title in London on Sunday, had already appeared in various shopping centres, with additional reports indicating fans were planning drone...
Hong Kong head coach Li Ching remained positive despite the city’s men’s and women’s teams exiting the World Team Table Tennis Championships without a medal. The women’s team lost in the quarter-finals 3-1 to Germany on Thursday after the men were eliminated in the second round, also by the Germans, earlier in the week. With the Asian Games looming, Li was happy to take away the positives from the London tournament, especially in light of the women’s last-eight run. “We were very close to a...
Chinese Taipei said on Tuesday that a safe environment was fundamental after one of its table tennis players reported “inappropriate physical contact” during a security check into a major London tournament. The player has not been officially named but local reports identified her as Cheng I-ching and she pledged on social media “to speak out for all female athletes”. The 34-year-old is the self-ruled island’s highest-ranked woman at the World Team Championships in London, but has not played a...
Hong Kong’s men and women delivered at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships in London as both got past the first knockout rounds on Monday. In what head coach Li Ching described as an “uneasy but normal” draw for the city’s teams, the men’s team knocked out fellow group winners North Korea 3-0 while the women were unconvincing in their 3-2 win over Wales. Doo Hoi-kem’s 3-1 win over Danielle Kelly gave Hong Kong a perfect start but teenager Su Tsz-tung lost by the same scoreline in her...
Hong Kong's men's and women's table tennis teams have both qualified for the knockout stages of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London after finishing as group winners.
The World Team Table Tennis Championships arrive in London for the first time since 1954, with 64 countries and 380 players competing at the Copper Box Arena and OVO Arena. While the sport boasts 2.5 million English players and the ITTF claims 227 member nations as the world's largest sports federation, England has no players in the global top 50. The event marks the 100th anniversary of the sport's first world championship, held in London in 1926, and coincides with revelations that founding figure Ivor Montagu was a Soviet spy.
The Hong Kong women's table tennis team, featuring three debutants and veteran Doo Hoi-kem, prepares for a challenging group stage at the upcoming World Team Table Tennis Championships in London.
Hong Kong table tennis player Doo Hoi-kem earned two silver medals at the WTT Contender Taiyuan event. Head coach Li Ching praised the progress of the team, noting improved performance ahead of the upcoming World Team Table Tennis Championships and Asian Games.
