On the evening of January 17th, Beijing time, the women's singles final of the 2025 WTT Regular Challenge Muscat Station was fiercely contested. Shi Xunyao won four straight sets with a 4-0 victory over Kuai Man, successfully winning the women's singles championship of this event.
Women's Singles
Champion: Shi Xunyao
Runner-up: Kuai Man
Semi-finalists: Tan Yu Xuan, Oshima Saki
Shi Xunyao defeated Kuai Man to win the championship, earning 400 world ranking points. Her total score will increase from 775 to 1175 in the next period. As a result, Shi Xunyao's world ranking will climb from 37th to 20th. Her previous highest world ranking was 31st, so she will set a new personal best next week.
Kuai Man, who finished second, earned 280 points. After deducting 4 points in the next period, her net increase is 276 points, and her total score will rise from 1229 to 1505. Therefore, Kuai Man's world ranking will rise from 18th to 15th, setting a new personal best.
Young player Tan Yu Xuan reached the semi-finals at this event, earning 140 world ranking points. After deducting 15 points in the next period, her net increase is 125 points, and her total score will increase from 425 to 580. Her world ranking will climb from 65th to 48th, marking the first time in her career that she has entered the top 50 in the world.
Chen Yi stopped at the quarter-finals of this event, earning 70 world ranking points. Her total score will increase from 904 to 974 in the next period. As a result, Chen Yi's world ranking will climb from 29th to 27th, setting another new personal best.
In addition, Japanese star Oshima Saki stopped at the semi-finals and earned 140 points. After deducting 125 points in the next period, her net increase is 15 points, and her total score increases from 2518 to 2533. Her world ranking remains seventh.
Kuai Man 0-4 Shi Xunyao [6-11, 9-11, 8-11, 4-11]
This match was the sixth encounter between the two on the international stage. In the previous five matches, Shi Xunyao had a slight advantage with three wins and two losses. The most recent confrontation took place at the 2025 Doha Star Challenge, where Kuai Man won 3-2. Now, the two met again in the final of this event.
The match was fiercely contested. At the beginning, Shi Xunyao seized the opportunity with her serve and calculated her return to lead 3-0; then Kuai Man continuously attacked and counterattacked, keeping up with the score to 6-7. Afterwards, Shi Xunyao continued to score and suppress, taking a 10-6 lead and winning the first set 11-6.
In the second set, Shi Xunyao scored two points in a row at the start, while Kuai Man scored four points in a row to take the lead at 4-2; then Shi Xunyao held her ground in the rally, scoring continuously to take the lead at 7-5. Afterwards, Kuai Man caught up to tie the score at 7, but Shi Xunyao scored continuously again to take a 10-7 lead and won the second set 11-9.
In the third set, Shi Xunyao was very strong, scoring continuously to take a 3-0 lead, and Kuai Man quickly called a timeout to adjust; then Shi Xunyao continued her strong form, scoring continuously to lead 6-0. Afterwards, Kuai Man caught up to 6-7, but Shi Xunyao steadied herself to take a 10-7 lead and won the third set 11-8.
In the fourth set, Shi Xunyao led 3-1 at the start, then scored continuously to suppress, changing the score to 6-2; then Shi Xunyao scored continuously again, changing the score to 8-2. Afterwards, Kuai Man finally caught up by one point, but Shi Xunyao took a 10-4 lead and won the match 11-4 to end the contest.