Sun Yingsha beat Japan's Hina Hayata 4-3 in the WTT Montpellier Champions quarterfinals, surviving a see-saw match that went to a deciding game. The win is her 22nd straight over Hayata and sets up a semifinal against Chinese teammate Wang Yidi.
World No. 1 Sun Yingsha lost 1-3 to Thailand's Orawan Paranang at the 2026 WTT China Grand Smash, exiting in the women's singles round of 32. The upset has Chinese fans debating pressure, parity and the rise of Southeast Asian table tennis.
Sun Yingsha lost the Nagoya Asian Games women's singles final to Wang Manyu, then said she may not reach the next Games. The 25-year-old blamed a lingering injury and disrupted training for her fading stamina.
Japan edged China 3-2 in a gripping men's team final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, denying the table tennis superpower a familiar crown. Hours later, China's women swept Japan 3-0 to win a sixth consecutive team title, restoring pride on a dramatic day in Nagoya.
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