China’s Table Tennis Stars Bounce Back Strong After Early Shocks
Hold onto your paddles, sports fans! Chinese athletes swept *all* matches on Day 4 of the WTT Saudi Smash, proving their dominance after a rocky start earlier this week. Olympic gold medalist Ma Long faced an unexpected exit on Monday, but his teammates more than made up for it with fierce performances.
Women’s Singles: Sun Yingsha Leads the Charge
World No. 1 Sun Yingsha smashed her way past Serbia’s Isabela Lupulesku (11-3, 11-4, 11-6), setting up a spicy showdown with South Korea’s Jeon Ji-hee. Meanwhile, Chen Xingtong and Qian Tianyi secured victories against Team Chinese Taipei’s Chien Tung-Chuan and Austria’s Sofia Polcanova, respectively. Qian and Chen will now face each other in a *must-watch* all-Chinese quarterfinal!
Men’s Doubles: Ma Long’s Redemption Arc
Ma Long shook off his singles loss, teaming up with Wang Chuqin to dominate Saudi Arabia’s Ali Alkhadrawi and Abdulaziz Bu Shulaybi 3-0. Next up? A clash with Poland’s Jakub Dyjas and Belgium’s Cedric Nuytinck.
Mixed Doubles: Power Couple Alert
Top-seeded duo Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha crushed India’s Sreeja Akula and Harmeet Desai 3-0. Their next challenge? A semifinal face-off against Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata. Let the games begin!
Chinese athletes swept *all* matches on Day 4 of the WTT Saudi Smash, proving their dominance after a rocky start earlier this week. Olympic gold medalist Ma Long faced an unexpected exit on Monday, but his teammates more than made up for it with fierce performances.
