On January 10th, Beijing time, the second day of the main event of the 2025 WTT Doha Star Challenge concluded. The tournament lasts for a total of 6 days, with 2 days of qualifying matches and a dense schedule over the 4 main event days. Currently, the doubles events have determined their finalists, all of which are dominated by Chinese and Japanese teams. Both the Chinese national table tennis team (Guo Ping) and Japan have advanced to the finals in three doubles events. In the semi-finals, Chen Yuanyu/Chen Yi and Qian Tianyi/Shi Xunyao were eliminated, both losing to Japanese opponents. Xiang Peng/Xu Yingbin has advanced to the men's doubles final, where they will face Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto/Koki Niwa. Although they are at a slight disadvantage, they maintain an attacking mindset and still have a chance to defeat them. He Zhuojia/Zong Geeman has made it to the women's doubles final, facing Japan's Miharu Ito/Sakura Nagai, who are also at a slight disadvantage. Their opponents are very strong, so they will do their best to compete. Huang Youzheng/Shi Xunyao can be considered as dark horses, continuously eliminating seeded players. Their opponents in the final are Koki Niwa/Miharu Ito, which is a more balanced match with an equal chance of victory. As the second seed in the women's singles, Tomokazu Harimoto was surprisingly eliminated in the first round, losing to Thailand's second female singles player, Orawan, becoming the biggest upset and the highest-seeded singles player to be eliminated. If we say that continuous participation in competitions and playing in three events affected energy…

Star Match Report! Female Table Tennis World Champion Suffers First Round Elimination, Kuai Man Shaves Head, Two Japanese Players Out Beijing time on January 9th, the 2025 WTT Doha Star Match continued, with intense competition in the first official match. The national table tennis mixed doubles team of Xiang Peng/Kuai Man lost 0-3 to South Korea's Zhao Dacheng/Shin Yubin. Japan also had two players eliminated, with Yoshimura Mao and Oota Satsuki losing a tough five-set battle to Hong Kong, China's Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem. Japan is a combination of old and new, with Yoshimura Mao being a world champion in mixed doubles, but his state has long passed its peak. Kuai Man was eliminated in the first round in both mixed doubles and women's doubles, which is quite regrettable. After all, her abilities and achievements in doubles are significantly better than in singles, especially in mixed doubles with Lin Shidong. This time, partnering with Xiang Peng in mixed doubles, she suffered a first-round elimination, indicating that she cannot be separated from Lin Shidong. The opponent in the women's singles was Huang Yi-hua from Chinese Taipei, who is not very strong. Currently, Kuai Man's position in the national table tennis women's singles is far from the main force and lags behind Qian Tianyi, Shi Xunyao, He Zhuojia, etc. Although she receives key training, her results must improve, and many competitions require world rankings to participate. At the beginning of the game, Kuai Man played very actively and aggressively, but due to consecutive mistakes, she fell behind 2-4. In the middle…

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.…