WTT China Grand Slam: Chinese combination Wang Manyu/Kui Man wins the women's doubles championship

China News Service, Beijing, October 10 (Reporter Zhou Xin) The women's doubles final of the 2026 World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) China Grand Slam was held in Beijing on the 10th. The Chinese combination Wang Manyu/Kui Man defeated the Japanese combination Harimoto Miwa/Hina Hayata 3:1 and successfully defended the championship.

This is the third time Wang Manyu/Kui Man has defeated the Japanese pair, currently ranked number one in the world, this year. Previously, in the women's doubles final of the WTT US Grand Slam, Wang Manyu/Kui Man defeated Zhang Benmei and Hina Hayata 3:1; in the women's doubles final of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games, Wang Manyu/Kui Man swept Zhang Benmei and Hina Hayata 4:0 to win the championship.

In this rematch, at the beginning of the first game, the Japanese combination entered the state faster, and the Chinese combination quickly adjusted, strengthened the control within the stage and changed the placement, and won the first victory at 13:11. In the second game, the Chinese combination disrupted the opponent's rhythm and continued to expand their lead, winning another game 11:2. Subsequently, the Japanese combination stepped up their fighting and regained the set at 11:9. In the fourth game, the Chinese combination seized key points and secured the victory at 11:7.

Wang Manyu said in the post-match interview that he and his partner cherished the opportunity to cooperate and summed up and accumulated experience in every match against the Japanese combination.

In the women's singles semi-finals, Wang Manyu and Zhang Benmeihe became opponents again. Wang Manyu defeated Miwa Zhangmoto 4:1 and advanced to the final.

In another game, Chinese player Chen Xingtong lost to Japanese player Hitomi Sato 1:4 and missed the final.

Brazilian star Hugo and Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru defeated French player Felix Le Brun and Swedish star Moregard 4:1 and 4:0 respectively to advance to the men's singles semi-finals.

In the men's doubles final that day, the Korean combination Lim Jong-hoon/Oh Jung-cheng defeated the French combination Le Brun brothers 3:1 to win the championship.

On October 11, the WTT China Grand Slam will usher in the final day, and the final two individual champions of women’s singles and men’s singles will be determined.