WTT Grand Slam" swept Singapore in straight games and entered the top 8! Li Yuzhen/Jian Tongjuan are the world's number one Honda combination
Taiwanese pair Li Yucheng and Chien Tongjuan defeated their Singaporean opponents in the second round of women's doubles and will face the world's number one Japanese pair in the quarterfinals.
Quick Look
- Taiwanese table tennis pair Li Yucheng and Chien Tongjuan defeated Singaporean pair Liming Ying and Shu Linqian 3-0 in the second round of the 2026 WTT China Grand Slam Women's Doubles, successfully advancing to the top 8.
- The next match will be against the world's number one Japanese pair Miwa Harimoto and Hina Hayata.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Li Yuzhen and Jian Tongjuan have won three WTT regional women's doubles championships this year. This event is the 2026 WTT China Grand Slam.
The Cathay Pacific pair Li Yuzhen/Jian Tongjuan, ranked 12th in the world, defeated the Singaporean pair Liming Ying/Shu Linqian in straight sets in the second round of the 2026 WTT China Grand Slam Women's Doubles tonight. They entered the top 8 of the women's doubles in the Grand Slam for the second time this year after the US station. Tomorrow at 1:20 pm, they will challenge the world's number one Japanese "Honda pair" Miwa Harimoto/Hina Hayata.
Li Yuzhen/Jian Tongjuan, who have won three WTT feeder women's doubles championships this year, were ranked seventh and received a bye in the first round. In the top 16, they faced off against Lai Ming Ying/Shu Linqian, ranked 54th in the world. The first game was tied at 4. Li Yuzhen scored 3 points with consecutive forehand attacks, getting rid of his opponent's entanglement and taking the lead at 11:7. In the second game, the Taiwanese combination started with 7: Leading by 1, they encountered turbulence and lost 7 points in a row to fall behind 7:8. At the critical moment, Liming Ying made a mistake in receiving the serve with a forehand. Jian Tongjuan then succeeded with a forehand backhand. The Cathay team scored 4 points in a row and won again at 11:8.
In the third game, after Li Jianpei started 3:1, the Singaporean combination quickly called a timeout. After returning to the game, the Taiwanese combination kept attacking and quickly opened the score to 9:3, and finally won 11:6 Ruyi.
Miwa Harimoto/Hina Hayata, who have won two Grand Slam women's doubles championships in Singapore and Europe this year, also defeated the French combination of Luz/Pavard 3:0 in the round of 16 and won the top 8 tickets.
In men's doubles, the Tainan pair Feng Yixin/Guo Guanhong, ranked 19th in the world, lost to the French LeBron brothers, ranked No. 1 in the world, at 10:12, 7:11, 6:11 in the round of 16 and missed the chance to advance to the top 8.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Li Yuzhen and Jian Tongjuan will play against Harumi Miwa and Hayata Hina at 1:20 pm tomorrow.
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Open Questions
- Can Li Yuzhen and Jian Tongjuan defeat the world's number one Japanese pair in the quarterfinals?
