On Oct. 4, the 2024 WTT China Smash entered its sixth day of competition. The Chinese national table tennis team has already secured the championship and runner-up positions in all five events.
In Men's Singles, Lin Shidong defeated Denmark's Anders Lind 4-0, who had previously knocked out Wang Chuqin. Xiang Peng overcame Olympic silver medalist and Swedish star Truls Moregard with a narrow 4-3 victory. Lin and Xiang will face off in the semifinals for a spot in the final. Table tennis legend Ma Long secured a 4-0 win over Brazil's Hugo Calderano. Ma Long will meet teammate Liang Jingkun in the semifinals, who staged a 4-2 comeback against Lin Gaoyuan.
In Women's Singles, Sun Yingsha once again dominated her long-time rival Mima Ito, advancing to the semifinals with a 4-0 victory. She will face fellow Chinese player Fan Siqi, who defeated veteran Cheng I-ching from Chinese Taipei 4-3. Meanwhile, second seed Wang Manyu overcame teammate He Zhuojia 4-1 and will compete against fourth seed Chen Xingtong for a spot in the final. Chen advanced by beating South Korea's player Suh Hyo-won 4-0.
In Men's Doubles, Lin Gaoyuan/Lin Shidong won a hard-fought 3-2 victory over teammates Yuan Licen/Xiang Peng. Liang Jingkun/Wang Chuqin claimed a 3-0 win against the French Lebrun brothers.
In Women's Doubles, Wang Yidi/Sun Yingsha cruised to a 3-0 victory over Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-ching/Li Yu-jhun. Qian Tianyi/Chen Xingtong also secured a 3-0 win against teammates Chen Yi/Xu Yi.
In Mixed Doubles, the Chinese pair Lin Shidong/Kuaiman clinched the title with a 3-1 victory over teammates Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Yidi, with the Chinese national table tennis team securing both the championship and runner-up spots in Mixed Doubles.
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