Wang Chuqin, world No. 4, swept Denmark's Anders Lind 11-7, 14-12, 11-9 at the WTT Champions Frankfurt to reach the last 16, reversing a 1-3 defeat at the US Smash earlier this year. The win moves their head-to-head record to 3-2 in Wang's favor.
Liang Jingkun beat Wen Ruibo 3-0 in the round of 32 at the WTT Montpellier Champions event, taking the match 13-11, 11-8, 11-4. Next up is France's Simon Gauzy, who reached the last 16 by sweeping Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto.
At the 2026 Asian Table Tennis Championships, Chen Yi swept Japan's Miwa Harimoto 3-0 to take the women's singles title, while Li Tianyang lost a five-game men's final to Tomokazu Harimoto. The results frame a rivalry between two young generations.
Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto won a historic men's team gold at the Nagoya Asian Games, beating world No. 1 Wang Chuqin, then crashed out of the singles to an Iranian veteran ranked 344th.
Japan's men stunned China 3-2 in the Asian Games team table tennis final in Nagoya, claiming their first gold in 60 years and ending a 36-year Chinese hold on the title. China's women responded with a 3-0 win over Japan for a sixth straight crown.
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