Chinese table tennis stars lit up the WTT Champions Doha this week, with top seeds Lin Shidong and Kuai Man delivering commanding performances on Day 1. 🌟 Lin, currently ranked World No. 2, needed just 21 minutes to defeat France's Flavien Coton 3-0 yesterday, surviving a tense 12-10 second-game battle before closing with an 11-2 rout.
Kuai Man showed equal dominance in the women's draw, overpowering Romania's Elizabeta Samara 3-0. The second seed will face Japan's Hina Hayata today in what promises to be a 🔥 showdown of Asian talent.
Fourth seed Wang Yidi added to China's strong start with a hard-fought 3-0 victory over Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei. All three games went to deuce, with Wang clinching two 12-10 wins before sealing her spot against Austria's Sofia Polcanova.
With Lin set to battle Germany's Benedikt Duda next, all eyes remain on China's paddlers as they chase early momentum in this Olympic year. 🏅
