On January 12th, Beijing time, the official website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced that Sun Dong, then Vice Mayor and Executive Deputy Mayor of Xinxiang City, Henan Province, was taken away for investigation on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. However, this news instantly exploded in the Chinese table tennis world because during his tenure, Sun had an important resume: he personally promoted and hosted the 2023 Henan Xinxiang WTT Championship. At that time, as the vice mayor, Sun not only hosted the opening ceremony of the WTT Xinxiang Championship and attended the press conference, but also presented the men's singles runner-up award to Liang Jingkun on the night of the singles final. Sun was also the highest-ranking official to attend the event during the WTT Xinxiang Championship. In addition, please continue to understand two other related messages. At that time, Wang Zhongqi, then Vice Chairman of the Henan Provincial Sports General Association and President of the Henan Provincial Table Tennis Association, and Chen Xiongwei, then Chairman of China Gold Group, attended the singles final night with Sun. Before the CCDI officially announced that Sun was under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, Wang had already been summoned and is currently being jointly investigated by two special task forces in Henan. Chen was taken away for investigation by the disciplinary department on December 25, 2024, on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. This is not a coincidence, but rather a main line of anti-corruption targeting the Chinese table tennis…

On the evening of January 1st, Beijing time, the final battle of the Chinese Ping Pong Super League - the men's team final came to an end. The runner-up from last season, Shandong Weiqiao Xiangshang Sports (second place in the first stage round-robin), defeated Huangshi Base Huaxin (first place in the first stage round-robin) 3-0. Liang Jingkun/Lin Yungo, Wang Chuqin, and Liang Jingkun respectively defeated Xiang Peng/Xue Fei, Lin Shidong, and Xue Fei, thus making up for the regret of last season's final and winning the men's team championship for the third time in the Ping Pong Super League. For detailed battle reports, please see below. Shandong Weiqiao Xiangshang Sports is a strong team in this Ping Pong Super League men's team competition, not only having two current national table tennis main players Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun, but also joining the top foreign association player Lin Yungo (from Chinese Taipei). Additionally, they have world champion Yu Ziyang, national champion Huang Youzheng, and famous player Zhou Qihao as support, making their strength very strong. The top player of Huangshi Base Huaxin is the newly crowned world champion Lin Shidong. They also have Xiang Peng, Xue Fei, Wei Shihao, and Kong Weihao (from Portugal). They achieved first place in the first stage round-robin. However, although they won 3-1 against Shandong Weiqiao Xiangshang Sports at that time, Wang Chuqin and Lin Yungo did not participate in the match, making the difficulty of the final significantly greater, and it is very difficult to win the championship. Liang Jingkun/Lin Yungo 3-2 Xiang Peng/Xue Fei:…