China's national table tennis team is currently participating in the Mascot Station Challenge, where fans are closely watching the performance of young athletes. Among them, a 21-year-old prodigy named Xiang Peng has caught everyone's attention. Despite his young age, Xiang Peng has become a key training target for the Chinese table tennis team, with high hopes placed upon him. Xiang Peng took part in the previous Doha Star Challenge. At the Doha Star Challenge, he won the men's doubles championship by defeating Tomokazu Harimoto with a score of 3:2. In fact, Xiang Peng not only defeated Harimoto in doubles but also previously in singles with a 3:2 victory. With victories in both singles and doubles against Harimoto, Xiang Peng has emerged as a nemesis to the Japanese team. Fans are delighted to see Xiang Peng win against Harimoto in both singles and doubles with a score of 3:2. His impressive performance in blocking Harimoto on both fronts has left a deep impression on fans, with some netizens stating that the nemesis of the Japanese team has been revealed, and it is Xiang Peng. There is hope that Xiang Peng can maintain this good form and defeat Harimoto again in future competitions. Xiang Peng and Harimoto are similar in age and are both excellent players in the world. However, at present, Harimoto may be in a leading position, as he has already made a name for himself. Xiang Peng still needs to continue working hard in this aspect. Of course, Xiang Peng will undoubtedly continue to strive. Everyone will continue to…

Blast 11-0, 3-2 Kill Zhang Ben and Win the Championship, Mascot Station: Xu Yingbin 3-1 Wins Two Consecutive Victories January 14th Beijing time news, the 2025 WTT regular challenge station Mascot station opened. In the men's singles qualifying match, Chinese player Xu Yingbin defeated Indian player Payas Jain 3-1 and scored 11-0. In the just-concluded 2025 WTT star challenge Doha station men's doubles final, Xu Yingbin partnered with Xiang Peng to defeat the Japanese team Zhang Ben Zhihe/Song Dao Kui Kong 3-2 to win the championship.‌ The 2025 WTT Star Challenge Doha station is the first WTT event for the Chinese table tennis team this year. Xu Yingbin, the world youth champion, teamed up with teammates Xiang Peng, Chen Yuan Yu and other second-line players to participate in the competition. The Japanese men's table tennis team sent out the main lineup of Zhang Ben Zhihe, Song Dao Kui Kong, and Ueda Xingji.‌ Xu Yingbin, Xiang Peng, and Chen Yuan Yu performed average in the men's singles match and did not enter the top 8. As the No. 1 seed in the men's singles, Zhang Ben Zhihe entered the women's singles final and won the men's singles championship by 4-0 in the final against the Danish dark horse Groote.‌ In the men's doubles match, Xiang Peng partnered with Xu Yingbin to compete. Their overall performance was excellent, and they advanced all the way to the final. They narrowly defeated the Japanese team Zhang Ben Zhihe/Song Dao Kui Kong 3-2 in the final to win the championship.‌ After the end of the…

Due to his frequent posts mocking Wang Chuqin, especially for allegedly blocking serves, well-known media personality He Xiaolong has faced a lot of attacks. Today, he once again posted on social media, accusing someone in the national table tennis team of blocking serves and pointing out that Liu Guoliang is the one behind the scenes providing support, working diligently to fatten up the WTT. He Xiaolong questioned on the social platform, "Why can't we talk about blocking serves? It's already so obvious that foreign players are openly ridiculing it, yet we still can't talk about it?" He criticized some retired players who openly stood up and declared with their chests puffed out, "Absolutely no blocking," and "I just feel ashamed for our ancestors." He Xiaolong gave an example, likening it to the situation before the crackdown on organized crime in a certain city where criminal gangs were rampant and domineering. If you dared to be angry but not speak out, it was understandable, but if you pointed at the criminal gangs and said, "The police haven't arrested them, which means they are good people, and I support them." He Xiaolong repeatedly claimed that there are people in the national table tennis team who block serves, and he previously targeted Wang Chuqin multiple times. This time, he did not name anyone specifically, but stated, "The 2024 WTT final became a great disgrace for Chinese table tennis. For Chinese table tennis, losing is not the most shameful thing; the most shameful thing is resorting to any means for victory. It's a prestigious…

Wang Chuqin's calligraphy of the character "Fu" has become a hot topic on Weibo Night due to its poor execution, leading to widespread doubts about his calligraphic skills, which are likened to those of a primary school student. This is particularly highlighted when compared to Tomokazu Harimoto, a Japanese-Chinese individual who also wrote the character "Fu" with neat and well-proportioned strokes. Famous journalist He Xiaolong pointed out: "During the Weibo Night event, they had Wang Chuqin write 'Fu,' and I believe someone did this intentionally with malicious intent." He then posted images of both Wang Chuqin's and Tomokazu Harimoto's versions of "Fu," with netizens generally agreeing that Wang Chuqin's rendition not only looked ugly but also somewhat resembled the character for "calamity." The general public opinion is that it really does look a bit like the character for calamity, giving off a sense of fate. On Weibo Night, he expressed a desire for freedom, and sometimes people feel sorry for him, seeing him as just a pawn of Liu Guoliang. It's a pity that he himself enjoys being adored, lacking the clarity of Dongdong. Furthermore, this group of netizens is not protective of their own, leaving comments such as: "Tomokazu Harimoto writes well; the impression of him from the Olympics is getting better and better. He plays cleanly, is polite, and modest." "It doesn't matter whether it's written well or not because many people haven't learned calligraphy. However, as a man, one should be bold and write larger and heavier characters to give everyone an early New Year's greeting. Is…

Doesn't know how to play to one's strengths? The organizer digs a hole for Wang Chuqin, and fans say: average, not as good as Tomokazu Harimoto! A few days ago, there were heated discussions among fans about why Wang Chuqin, as an active athlete, should participate in the Weibo Night. Who stipulates that active athletes cannot participate in the Weibo Night? Moreover, apart from Wang Chuqin, there are also Ma Long and Fan Zhendong who participated in the Weibo Night. However, in the past two days, there have been heated discussions among fans about the calligraphy left by Wang Chuqin at the Weibo Night. Some people praised him for writing well, saying that it was obvious that he had practiced, while others thought that he did not know how to play to his strengths, knowing that his handwriting was not good, so he should not come out to disgrace himself. After the Paris Olympics, Ma Long and Fan Zhendong both faded out of the table tennis world and even withdrew from the world rankings. This also means that in future competitions, Wang Chuqin will bear greater pressure. Xiao Shi has not yet fully grown up, and Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan cannot be counted on too much, so Wang Chuqin will be the leader of the national table tennis team in the future. At the Paris Olympics, Wang Chuqin experienced his racket being stepped on, which greatly affected him, and it took him several months to recover. It wasn't until the end of the year that his state improved. Due…

China's Second-tier Team Wins Two Titles at WTT Doha, Defeating Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto in Men's Doubles Final Beijing time January 13 news, the 2025 WTT Star Challenge Doha station has come to an end. The second-line lineup of the Chinese team won two championships, while the main lineup of the Japanese team won three championships. In the men's doubles final, Xiang Peng/Xu Yingbin defeated the Japanese pair of Tomokazu Harimoto/Matsuhashi Kakeru 3-2 to win the championship. In the women's singles, Japanese players such as Xu Si, Hina Hayata, and Hina Tomokazu were eliminated early.‌ The 2025 WTT Star Challenge Doha station is the first WTT event that the Chinese table tennis team participated in this year. For this competition, the Chinese team did not send main players such as Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, and Wang Manyu to participate, but instead sent second-line players such as Qian Tianyi, He Zhuojia, Kuai Man, Chen Yi, Shi Xunyao, Zong Geman, Xiang Peng, and Chen Yuanyu to compete.‌ Compared with China's second-line lineup, the Japanese team sent their main lineup to participate in the competition, including Hina Hayata, Miu Hirano, and Sairi Ito, as well as siblings Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Tomokazu.‌ The competition set up five events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Xiang Peng, Chen Yuanyu, and Huang Youzheng performed poorly in the men's singles and failed to advance to the quarter-finals.‌ China's team performed well in the other four events, with players advancing to the finals in all of them. The women's singles was Kuai Man,…

New Year's First Championship! Tomokazu Harimoto Sweeps 4-0, Conducts Interview in Chinese, Who Noticed the Change in Address During the Speech Coach Liu Guoliang's strategy at the Doha Star Challenge men's singles event did not yield the desired results. For this competition, the national table tennis team sent out five players, including Zhou Qihao (who withdrew due to injury), Huang Youzheng, and Xiang Peng. However, the outcome was not as expected, with no Chinese player reaching the quarter-finals in the men's singles. This result is undoubtedly disappointing, but "failure is the mother of success," and it should serve as motivation for the national table tennis team to make adjustments and improvements in future events. In stark contrast to this, Zhang Jike's outstanding performance at the event stands out. He successfully avenged his loss to Aruna in the semi-finals. Previously, in the German championship, Zhang Jike lost to Aruna, but this time he adjusted his state and overcame the shadow of previous defeats. In the final against Groth, he demonstrated his dominance even more, sweeping his opponent 4-0 with absolute advantages of 11:9, 13:11, 11:9, and 11:6, securing the first WTT men's singles title of the new year. After winning the championship, Zhang Jike could hardly contain his excitement, fully expressing his joy after the match. He laughed heartily, made a scissors gesture, and even took photos hugging the trophy at the dinner after the award ceremony. Every action showed his extreme satisfaction with the result of the match. Behind this satisfaction lies the confidence brought by his stable performance on…

Translation of the article content into English: With the conclusion of the 2025 WTT Doha Star Challenge, the world rankings for the third week of 2025 have been released. Following the withdrawal of players such as Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, and Chen Meng from the world rankings, several young players from the national table tennis team have seen significant changes in their rankings. This week's world rankings include the newly added points from the 2025 Doha Star Challenge, while the points from the 2024 Doha Star Challenge are no longer valid. In the men's singles rankings, Wang Chuqin has a world ranking score of 7367 points, maintaining his position at the top of the world for 43 consecutive weeks. However, his points have decreased by 308 compared to the previous period, leaving him with a lead of less than 1000 points over the second-place player. Lin Shidong remains ranked second in the world with 6375 points but faces stiff competition from Japanese player Tomokazu Harimoto, who is closing in on him. After winning the WTT Doha station championship, Tomokazu Harimoto's points increased by 320, bringing his total to 4725 points. He continues to hold the third position in the world rankings, leading the fourth place by more than 500 points. F. Lebrun has 4212 points and is ranked fourth in the world, while Liang Jingkun is ranked fifth, but only leads the sixth place by 5 points, making the top five positions precarious. The players ranked sixth to tenth in the world are Hugo (Brazil), Moregad (Sweden), Franziska (Germany), Lin…

Chinese Starlet Kuai Man Wins Women's Singles Title 4-0, Zhang Benzhizhe Wins Men's Singles Title 4-0 January 12th News: The curtain has fallen on the 2025 WTT Star Challenge Doha Station. Chinese young player Kuai Man won the women's singles championship, defeating Japanese player Miharu Kihara 4-0 in the final. Japanese player Zhang Benzhizhe won the men's singles championship, defeating Danish player Nathan Groote 4-0 in the final. Zhang Benzhizhe's sister, Zhang Benmei, was eliminated in the second round. The 2025 WTT Star Challenge Doha Station is the first WTT event that the Chinese table tennis team participated in this year. This time, the Chinese team sent a lineup of second-line players such as Qian Tianyi, He Zhuojia, Xiang Peng, Kuai Man, Chen Yi, Shi Xunyao, and Zong Geman to compete. In terms of the strength of the national table tennis team's participating players, the women's team is stronger, while the men's team is slightly weaker. The results of the competition are also a concrete manifestation of strength. No one from the men's team advanced to the top 8, while five from the women's team advanced to the top 8, with Kuai Man winning the women's singles championship. On the other hand, the Japanese team sent a main lineup led by Hina Hayata, Miyu Hirano, Saya Daikoki, and the Zhang Ben siblings. However, Hina Hayata, Miyu Hirano, Saya Daikoki, and Zhang Benmei were eliminated early. Among them, Zhang Benmei was eliminated in the second round by Thai player Orawan Palalee with a score of 2-3, and Hina Hayata lost to…

The 2025 WTT Doha Star Challenge has come to a successful conclusion. The final three events were fiercely contested, with the mixed doubles match going all the way to the decisive game, where Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao narrowly lost 2-3 to Matsushima Kakeru/Zhang Ben Meihui. Both singles finals ended quickly, with Kuai Man sweeping Miharu Kihara 4-0 and Zhang Ben Zhizhe defeating Groth 4-0. Japan emerged victorious with three championships, while the Chinese national team secured two titles. This is an impressive achievement, considering that non-mainstream players were participating. The most significant victory was Kuai Man's women's singles title, which led to the emergence of four winners and five losers in this competition. Winner One: Zhang Ben Zhizhe Zhang Ben Zhizhe was in excellent form throughout the tournament, reaching the finals in both men's doubles and singles. Although he lost in the men's doubles final to the Chinese team, he dominated the singles event, sweeping his opponents in both the semifinals and finals. Despite the absence of top Chinese players and European competitors, this championship provided him with significant motivation and inspiration. His consistent performance, reduced errors, and improved offensive and defensive capabilities were evident. Winner Two: Matsushima Kakeru Matsushima Kakeru had an outstanding overall performance, participating in three events and winning the mixed doubles title, finishing as runner-up in men's doubles, and reaching the quarterfinals in men's singles before losing to Zhang Ben Zhizhe. His strong doubles skills were on display, and he demonstrated his ability to stand out among young players with his calm demeanor and exceptional technical abilities.…