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Wang Manyu holds off tricky Batra as Lebrun, Lin survive scares at WTT China Smash-Xinhua

Wang Manyu of China serves during the women's singles round of 32 match against Manika Batra of India at 2025 World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Han)BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Wang Manyu of China held off India's unorthodox Manika Batra in the women's singles round of 32, while men's top seed Felix Lebrun of France and Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-Ju fought hard to reach last 16 at the 2026 WTT China Smash here on Tuesday.Wang, who had opened her campaign with a 3-0 win over Amy Wang of the United States on Sunday, defeated the long-pimple specialist 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5 in 31 minutes. The newly crowned women's singles champion at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, however, was far from satisfied with her performance."Although the result to...

Sun reaches second round, Harimoto survives scare at WTT China Smash-Xinhua

BEIJING, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's Sun Yingsha advanced to the women's singles second round with a 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei's Yeh Yi-Tian, while men's third seed Tomokazu Harimoto rallied from two games down to beat Denmark's Jonathan Groth 3-2 at the 2026 WTT China Smash on Monday. Playing her first match since the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Sun took the opening game 11-5 before going neck-and-neck with the 18-year-old in a tightly contested second, which Yeh won 12-10 to level the match. After requesting a TTR early in the third game that overturned a service fault for hiding the ball, Sun took control and won the next two games 11-6, 11-6 to reach the last 32. "From the Asian Games to the WTT China Smash, everyone needs some time for adjustment, on energy reservation and fi...

Top seed Wang Manyu cruises into second round at WTT China Smash-Xinhua

BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Wang Manyu cruised into the second round of the WTT China Smash 2026 on Sunday, as 10 Chinese players advanced on the opening day. Fresh from winning the women's singles title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games just one week ago, Wang needed only 15 minutes to sweep Amy Wang of the United States 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-8). She will next face Indian wild card Manika Batra. "After the Asian Games, I took two days to recover before coming to the China Smash. I had to get my physical condition back on track within a short period. I'm feeling a little fatigued and I'm still adjusting," she said. Wang Yidi of China edged Austria's Sofia Polcanova 3-2, while compatriot Chen Yi defeated Peng Yu-han of Chinese Taipei 3-1. "I played well today. I had the lead...