China swept the women's singles title at the WTT Champions Incheon this weekend in a thrilling all-China showdown between world No. 1 Sun Yingsha and second-seeded Wang Manyu! The pair delivered edge-of-the-seat rallies, with Sun cruising past Wang Yidi 4-0 and Wang Manyu defeating Chen Meng 4-2 to set up Sunday's finale.
'I’ll go all out and show the best of myself,' said Sun after her semifinal win. Earlier, she narrowly escaped Japan's Hina Hayata 3-2, while Wang Manyu breezed past Austria's Sofia Polcanova in just 21 minutes. Talk about speed!
Men's Drama: Brazil's Calderano Stuns Fan Zhendong
Brazil’s Hugo Calderano pulled off the upset of the tournament, toppling China’s Fan Zhendong 4-2 in a nail-biter. 'I had to keep cool and fight,' Calderano said after his win. China’s Liang Jingkun kept hopes alive, battling past Olympic champion Ma Long 4-3 in a seven-game thriller.
Liang later admitted: 'I got lucky early, then refocused.' The stage is set for a fiery men’s final!
(Source: Xinhua)
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