In a jaw-dropping upset at the WTT China Smash in Beijing, Denmark's Anders Lind toppled World No. 1 Wang Chuqin 13-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7 in the men’s singles second round. Lind’s unorthodox tactics—think backhand slices with heavy spin —threw off the Chinese star, proving even giants can falter under creative pressure.
\"I had to make it weird for him,\" Lind admitted post-match, grinning like a gamer who’d just beat the final boss . \"If I played normal, he’d destroy me. This win? It’s fuel for my future.\"
Next up: Lind faces Kao Cheng-Jui of the Chinese Taipei team, who edged Japan’s Shunsuke Togami. Meanwhile, wildcard Chinese player Xiang Peng pulled off his own stunner, defeating Egypt’s Omar Assar to set up a showdown with France’s Felix Lebrun.
Sweden’s Truls Moregard and Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto also advanced, setting the stage for a firework-filled round of 16 . Who said table tennis couldn’t deliver drama?
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World No. 1 Wang Chuqin upset by Anders Lind at WTT China Smash
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