Sun will now face German veteran chopper Han Ying, while Wang's next opponent is Japan's Hina Hayata. Top seed Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi advanced to the women's last eight with straight-game victories over South Korean Shin Yu-bin and Miu Hirano of Japan, respectively. 7 had earlier eliminated Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico in straight games. She then withstood Kihara's rally midway through the sixth to secure an 11-7 win and advance to the next round.Ĭhen is set to face another Japanese paddler, Mima Ito, in the quarterfinals. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)Īfter a 2-2 tie with Miyuu Kihara of Japan in the opening four games, Olympic champion Chen Meng triumphed 11-7 in the fifth game. 'I was a bit tense at the start, which might have been due to my match yesterday,' Wang said, referring to her close 4-3 victory over Ukrainian defender Hanna Haponova.įan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin (R) of China compete during the men's doubles quarterfinal against their teammates Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 25, 2023. It felt magical,' Chen remarked.Ĭhen's next match is against her teammate and defending champion Wang Manyu, who rallied from one game down to eliminate Nina Mittelham of Germany 4-1. 'Perhaps it was the first time in my career that I staged a comeback like this. Yet, she managed to surmount the odds, clinching an 11-7 victory in the decider.

Meanwhile, five other Chinese paddlers secured their berths in the men's and women's singles quarterfinals at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Finals on Thursday.Ĭhen was trailing 1-3 after four games and was on the verge of elimination at 9-10 and 8-10 in the fifth and sixth games.

Chen Xingtong pulled off a nail-biting victory, saving three match points to edge out Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei in full games.

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