Paris Olympics | Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha to compete in final with South Korea

Chinese national table tennis players Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng made their debut today (July 29). In the men's singles round of 64, Fan Zhendong will face Ukrainian player Yaroslav Zhmudenko; in the women's singles round of 64, Chen Meng's first-round opponent is Algerian player Lynda LOGHRAIBI.

In the men's singles round of 64, scheduled for 5 p.m. Hong Kong time, Hong Kong team table tennis player Wong Chun-ting competed against Senegal's Ibrahima DIAW. At 6 p.m., in the women's singles round of 64, Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu faced Chinese Taipei's Jian Tongjuan.

In the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics table tennis event, the Chinese athletes Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha defeated the Chinese Taipei pair Lin Yun-Ju and Chen Szu-Yu 4-2, advancing to the semifinals. In the upcoming semifinal, scheduled for 11 p.m. Hong Kong time tonight, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will compete against the South Korean duo Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin.

Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi Kem competed in the mixed doubles quarterfinals last night at the Paris Olympics table tennis event, defeating the fifth-seeded Spanish pair Álvaro Robles and Maria Xiao. The Hong Kong team has surpassed their previous quarterfinal performance and advanced to the semifinals, where they will face the North Korean pair Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong at 10 p.m. tonight.

Wong Chun-ting expressed confidence in facing North Korea in the semifinals although they have never competed against each other and there is limited footage of their matches. Having reached the semifinals, every match will be tough, and they need to make thorough preparations from this moment on.