On January 14, 2025, the table tennis Oman regular challenge continued. Two Chinese men's singles players advanced to the top 16, Huang Youzheng and Chen Yuanyu passed the level, while the top four player from the previous station, Aruna, was surprisingly eliminated. In addition, Kuaiman's women's doubles narrowly defeated her teammate with a score of 3-2, avoiding another setback after the mixed doubles. The WTT regular challenge is worth 400 points, just exceeding the 125-point branch line competition. It is not as valuable as the previous 600-point star challenge. The national table tennis team's roster has been repeatedly adjusted, and it was finally determined that 4 men's team members and 6 women's team members would participate. Qian Tianyi was replaced by Tan Yuxuan, and He Zhuojia was replaced by Wang Xiaotong. Four men's singles players participated in the 1/16 finals. Two young players from the national table tennis team advanced first. Huang Youzheng reversed Indian player Taka with a score of 3-1, and Chen Yuanyu eliminated Portuguese player Apollonia with a score of 3-1. There are still two players left, Xiang Peng and Xu Yingbin. Among them, the 19-year-old Huang Youzheng is the champion of last year's National Championship in this event, and the 19-year-old Chen Yuanyu had outstanding performances in the Super League. It can be said that the coaching staff also wanted to train these newcomers, so they created many opportunities. What was most unexpected was the elimination of Nigerian star Aruna. In the previous competition, Aruna advanced to the top four in the men's singles, but later…

The Chinese women's table tennis team has seen the rise of new stars, while the Japanese women's singles have suffered a setback in Doha. After the Olympic cycle, why is the table tennis ecosystem so different between the two countries? Table tennis is a source of pride for the Chinese people, but at this Doha Star Match, the Japanese women's singles were somewhat "heart-wrenching" to watch. All four main players were eliminated, resulting in a resounding defeat. On one side, people are still cheering for the comprehensive victory of the Chinese team, while on the other, players like Mima Ito, Miyuu Kihara, Miu Hirano, and Saki Shibata have already started packing their bags. In this seemingly ordinary match, there are actually hidden changes in the table tennis landscape after the Olympic cycle. The question arises: Why are new stars constantly emerging and showing great confidence on the Chinese women's team, while the Japanese women's singles seem to have collectively lost their spark? Speaking of this tournament, there are many aspects of the three matches that are worth considering. Let's start with Shi Xunyao's upset against veteran Zhu Yuling. This is not just a simple win or loss; it marks the completion of the generational transition within the Chinese team. As a former world champion, Zhu Yuling has enough experience and a mature mindset, right? However, facing Shi Xunyao, the 00s challenger, she seemed somewhat overwhelmed. In the first game, Zhu Yuling initially had some momentum and took the initiative, but unfortunately, she was disrupted by Shi Xunyao's "long push" at…

In the WTT Mascot Station regular challenge singles qualifying match, Huang Youzheng faced off against French player Florian Bourrasse. This French player often participates in doubles matches and has even won a men's doubles championship at a WTT event. Huang Youzheng should not underestimate his opponent in this match, as although his opponent is relatively unknown, French players are known for their potential to cause upsets. The French team's youth training is currently doing well, with their young players showing great potential. In the previous round, Huang Youzheng was dragged into a decisive game by his opponent, managing to win three consecutive games after trailing 0-2. Huang Youzheng still needs to quickly enter the competitive state, as in such an encounter match, the faster a player enters the state, the more advantageous it is. Players who enter the state slowly usually have weaker comprehensive abilities and find it difficult to make a comeback. Florian still possesses a certain level of competitiveness, with his advantage in receiving serves being particularly evident, which was reflected in his doubles matches. He is also adept at tactical changes. Huang Youzheng must respond flexibly to Florian's attacks, adapting to his opponent's style in order to make better tactical responses. If Huang Youzheng defeats Florian, he will be able to advance to the men's singles main draw. Fans should not think that the players in the qualifying rounds are all weak. The Japanese mixed doubles pair of Daikiya Oshima and Makoto Yoshida were defeated by the French mixed doubles pair of Cotten/Lutz in the qualifying round,…

Song Dao Hui Kong's clear grievances! Men's doubles slack off and mixed doubles win the championship, national table tennis loses the third crown, all the pressure is on Kuai Man On January 11th, Beijing time, Song Dao Hui Kong clearly distinguishes between grievances. The men's doubles slack off and lose the championship, while the mixed doubles directly take it. The national table tennis team loses another championship, and it has been determined that they will not win three championships in the five major events. The Doha Star Challenge once again presents a regrettable moment. The Chinese national table tennis team has lost another championship. This time, it was the mixed doubles championship. Huang Youzheng and Shi Xunyao eventually lost 2:3 to Japan's Song Dao Hui Kong and Zhang Benmeihe, unfortunately losing the championship. At the same time, this result means that in this Doha Star Challenge, the national table tennis team has determined that they can only win two championships at most, and now they have lost three championships. Huang Youzheng and Shi Xunyao really worked hard because this was their last game. Their singles had already been eliminated early, and they did not achieve good results in doubles. Now, on the mixed doubles court, they face Song Dao Hui Kong and Zhang Benmeihe, and this time Song Dao Hui Kong finally exploded. He clearly distinguishes between grievances because when he played men's doubles with Zhang Ben Zhihe before, Song Dao Hui Kong obviously slacked off and didn't play well, which directly led to him and Zhang Ben Zhihe losing…

On January 10th, Beijing time, the 2025 WTT Doha Star Challenge continued with singles matches entering the second round. However, for some high-ranked players, this was their first singles match due to a bye in the first round. In the women's singles, there was a focus match between China's Shi Xunyao and Japan's world champion Hirano Miu. In terms of strength, Shi Xunyao was not at a disadvantage and even had a better chance to win. She has strong technical abilities and plays steadily. Her state was good in the second half of last year, including a victory over Zhang Benmeihe, making her a very capable player. Hirano Miu's performance has been good mainly in team events in recent years, but her individual results have not been ideal. The match began with Shi Xunyao playing aggressively and actively, continuously attacking and scoring points to lead 3-1. She played fast and took the initiative to suppress Hirano Miu, maintaining stability in multi-shot rallies. It was Hirano Miu's mistakes that allowed Shi Xunyao to continue leading 6-2. Despite Hirano Miu's attempts to change lines and increase quality, she still made errors, resulting in Shi Xunyao easily winning the first set 11-4, dominating the rallies. In the second set, Hirano Miu clearly improved the quality of her shots, enhancing her singles performance. However, Shi Xunyao remained advantageous in rallies, leading the score 6-3. Shi Xunyao's tactical changes were numerous, but she made receiving errors, allowing Hirano Miu to catch up to 7-7. Fortunately, Shi Xunyao's ability to hold rallies was strong, enabling her…

The first event of the 2025 WTT season has begun with the Stars Challenge Doha Station, a medium-level competition worth 600 points. This time, the national table tennis team has only sent non-main players to compete, mainly to challenge opponents. Many Japanese main players participated, including Tomokazu Harimoto and his sister, Mima Ito, and Hina Hayata, as well as many European top players, making the competition quite fierce. The qualification matches have already concluded, with some famous players needing to participate in the qualifications, especially new partner combinations. In the singles qualification matches of the national table tennis team, Xu Yingbin lost in the last round and was eliminated from the qualifications, while Iran's Alamiyan stopped at the second round of the qualifications. In the final round of the men's singles qualification matches, Xu Yingbin lost 2-3 to South Korea's Cho Seung-min, with scores of 11-3, 10-12, 7-11, 11-7, and 9-11. Meanwhile, world champion Sweden's Mattias Karlsson won 3-1 against Julian Chirita, with scores of 11-8, 6-11, 11-6, and 11-6. Last year, Karlsson could still participate directly in the championship based on his world ranking, which was within the top 30. Now, he even has to participate in the qualification matches for the star matches. However, he is still the main player of Sweden and won a silver medal in doubles at last year's Paris Olympics, with his doubles ability being significantly stronger than his singles. In the second round of the women's singles qualification matches, Zhongge Man defeated Huang Yuwei from Chinese Taipei 3-2, with scores of 11-7, 9-11,…

On January 7th, Beijing time, today is the second day of the Doha Star Challenge. Yesterday, Chinese table tennis players did not participate in the qualifying rounds, so all Chinese table tennis players who qualified will appear in today's matches. The following are the players participating in the qualifying rounds for the national team: Men's singles: Xu Yingbin, Huang Youzheng; Women's singles: Zong Geman; Women's doubles: He Zhuojia/Zong Geman; Mixed doubles: Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao. At 15:00 on January 7th, there will be Men's singles qualifying rounds 3-4, Women's singles qualifying rounds 1-2, and one round for both doubles and mixed doubles qualifying rounds. Therefore, friends who want to watch the matches can do so through online platforms, as they will not be broadcasted on CCTV5. The main event participants for the national team include: Men's singles - Xiang Peng, Zhou Qihao, Chen Yuanyu; Women's singles - Qian Tianyi, He Zhuojia, Chen Yu, Shi Xunyao, Kuai Man; Men's doubles - Xu Yingbin/Xiang Peng, Zhou Qihao/Huang Youzheng; Women's doubles - Kuai Man/Chen Yu; Mixed doubles - Xiang Peng/Kuai Man, Chen Yuanyu/Chen Yu. The main event will officially begin tomorrow. This time, Qian Tianyi and He Zhuojia lead the national team against foreign associations. National team rookie Kuai Man will participate in three events. Although the foreign associations are quite strong this time, and the main national team players are not participating, it is a challenge for the national team rookies and an important opportunity for growth. Come on, national team! Tonight, CCTV5 will broadcast everyone's favorite women's volleyball match, Beijing vs Liaoning.…