WTT Frankfurt Championship: National table tennis player Wen Ruibo advances to the top 16 of men's singles

On November 4, local time, the 2026 World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) Frankfurt Championship continued in Germany. National table tennis player Wen Ruibo swept South Korea's An Jae-hyun 3:0 and advanced to the top 16 of the men's singles. Chinese women's singles player Wang Yidi lost to German player Han Ying 0:3 and stopped in the first round of women's singles.

In the men's singles arena, Wen Ruibo met Ahn Jae-hyun in the first round. At the beginning of the first game, Wen Ruibo quickly entered the state, accelerated his attack, and won the first victory at 11:5. Later, Ahn Jae-hyun took the initiative to strengthen the changes, and Wen Ruibao withstood his opponent's counterattack and won another game 11:6. In the decisive game, An Jae-hyun made more mistakes, but Wen Ruibao stabilized the situation and won 11:3.

Wen Ruibo said in the post-match interview that the first round match was normal. Ahn Jae-hyun is a strong opponent. Perhaps his opponent has not fully adapted to the playing field, so he won by a "lucky". Wenribo also said that one must be prepared for difficulties on the court.

Wen Ruibo will face the national table tennis star Wang Chuqin in the next round, who defeated Denmark's Linde 3:0 on the 3rd.

In the women's singles arena, national table tennis player Wang Yidi, ranked fifth in the world, faced off against German veteran Han Ying for the first time in the international arena.

During the game, slicer Han Ying used rotation changes on key points to cause her opponent to make mistakes and control the rhythm of the game. She defeated three straight games at 11:8, 12:10, and 11:4 to advance to the top 16 of the women's singles.

In other matches on the day, the famous player of the Hong Kong team, Du Kaiqin, lost to the German player Annette Kaufman 1:3, the Japanese player Hayasuke Togami defeated the American player Kanak Jha 3:0, and the Korean player Lin Jongxun defeated the Swedish player Anton Carlberg 3:2.