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The 2026 World Table Tennis Professional League China Grand Slam Qualifying Tournament was held at the Shougang Park in Shijingshan, Beijing, and ten national table tennis players successfully advanced.
China News Service, Beijing, October 2 (Reporter Zhou Xin) The 2026 World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) China Grand Slam Qualifying Tournament continued on the 2nd at the Shougang Park in Shijingshan, Beijing, and ten national table tennis players successfully advanced.
In the first round of qualifying, Chinese men's singles players Li Tianyang, Niu Guankai and Yuan Lizen successfully passed the test and won their first victory. Facing "Africa's No. 1 Brother" and Nigerian star Aruna, national table tennis player Li Tianyang stabilized the rhythm and controlled the ball in the table more delicately, sealing the victory with 11:9, 11:4, 11:9.
Li Tianyang said in the post-match interview that Aruna is a very experienced player. Before the game, he watched the videos of Aruna and other chippers for analysis, and he also played with a learning attitude this time.
On the same day, the second round of qualifying officially started, and seven of the eight Chinese players on the stage successfully advanced to the third round of qualifying. Six women's singles national table tennis players including Han Feier, Fan Shuhan and Wang Xiaotong all defeated their opponents. Chinese men's singles player Zhou Guanhong was eliminated after losing 1:3 to Romanian player Julian Chilitta; national table tennis men's singles player Xu Yingbin defeated Egypt's Joseph in straight games to take the lead in the "final battle" of the qualifying round.
The draw ceremony for the 2026 WTT China Grand Slam was also held on the 2nd. Chinese players Wang Manyu, Liang Jingkun and other athletes attended the draw ceremony as representatives.
According to the draw results, in the women's singles, China's top seed Wang Manyu faced American player Amy Wang in the first round. Also in the top half were Japanese star Miwa Harimoto and South Korean player Shin Yubin. Chinese star Sun Yingsha will face Chinese Taipei player Ye Yitian in the first round.
In men's singles, Chinese player Liang Jingkun is in the bottom half with Japanese players Tomokazu Harimoto and Terukora Matsushima.
This WTT China Grand Slam will last until the 11th, and the third round of qualifying will be held on the 3rd. Men's singles and women's singles will determine eight players to enter the main draw. (over)
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha are expected to achieve good results in the main game
Likely · Within weeks
The third round of qualifying will produce eight players who will enter the main draw.
Very likely · Within days

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