WTT China Grand Slam: Sun Yingsha advances to top 32 of women's singles
Quick Look
- The 2026 WTT China Grand Slam was held in Beijing.
- Chinese player Sun Yingsha defeated Ye Yitian 3:1 to advance to the top 32 of women's singles.
- Many national table tennis players competed that day, and the ITTF announced the latest world rankings at the same time.
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Why It Matters
The WTT China Grand Slam is an important international table tennis event, attracting top players from around the world. The competition was held in Beijing and covered men's and women's singles and doubles events.
China News Service, Beijing, October 5 (Reporter Zhou Xin) The 2026 World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) China Grand Slam will start the second day of competition in Beijing on the 5th. Chinese star Sun Yingsha defeated Chinese Taipei player Ye Yitian 3:1 in her tournament debut and advanced to the top 32 of the women's singles.
During the game, Sun Yingsha quickly entered the state and won the first victory with 11:5. In the second game, Ye Yitian played a strong backhand topspin. The two sides once fought to a 10-level tie. After that, Ye Yitian scored two points in a row and regained the game at 12:10. Subsequently, Sun Yingsha won two consecutive games with 11:6 and 11:6, sealing the victory with a big score of 3:1 and advancing to the top 32 of women's singles.
Sun Yingsha said in the post-match interview that her overall performance today was normal. In the second game, the opponent created certain difficulties in the stalemate. After the coach's guidance, I suppressed the opponent in terms of speed and quality. In the last two games, my technical and tactical execution was relatively in place.
"The schedule in the first two days is relatively generous. I have more time to train and prepare. I hope I can go all out in every game." Sun Yingsha said.
On the 5th, the national table tennis team ushered in two "derby matches". Men's singles player Chen Junsong lost to teammate Xu Yingbin 1:3 and was eliminated. Women's singles player Chen Xingtong defeated teammate Xu Yi 3:0 and advanced to the top 32.
In the women's doubles 1/16 finals, the Chinese combination Wang Yidi/Jiang Yiyi defeated the cross-association combination Shan Xiaona (Germany)/Zeng Jian (Singapore) in three straight games and advanced to the next round.
On the same day, the ITTF announced the latest world rankings. Japanese player Terukora Matsushima topped the men's singles world for the first time, setting a new career high. Among the top ten men's singles players, Chinese star Wang Chuqin ranked fourth and Chinese player Lin Shidong ranked ninth. Sun Yingsha returns to the world's number one ranking in women's singles.
On October 6, the WTT China Grand Slam will hold the men’s and women’s singles 1/16 finals, the men’s and women’s doubles 1/16 finals and the mixed doubles 1/8 finals.
What to Watch
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The 1/16 finals of men's and women's singles and doubles and the 1/8 finals of mixed doubles will be held on October 6.
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Open Questions
- Sun Yingsha’s opponent arrangements in subsequent games
- Teru Matsushima’s subsequent performance after reaching the summit
