2 strongest Chinese table tennis players suffered shocking defeat

In just 3 days, the US Smash - a tournament known as the "Grand Slam of table tennis" recorded a series of shocking defeats by powerful Chinese players.

Sun Yingsha was unexpectedly eliminated early - Photo: CGTN

Two days ago, the 2025 US Smash Table Tennis Tournament recorded its first big surprise when three Chinese men's singles players were eliminated in the first round.

They were Liang Jingkun (seed number 4), Lin Gaoyuan (number 15) and Chen Yuanyu (number 16) respectively. This defeat immediately made the US Smash extremely exciting.

As one of the top 4 tournaments in the WTT (World Table Tennis) system, the US Smash - along with the other 3 tournaments in China, Europe and Singapore - is compared to the Grand Slam system in tennis.

US Smash takes place in Los Angeles, the most entertaining city in the world . And this year, table tennis fans have to turn to the US as shockwaves continue to appear.

This time the surprise appeared in the round of 16 of the women's singles, when the number 1 seed Sun Yingsha lost to her compatriot Chen Yi with a score of 1-3 (9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 9-11).

It is worth mentioning that Chen Yi is only 20 years old and is not seeded. She is ranked 17th in the world, so she is considered far inferior to her senior Sun Yingsha.

Sun, 24, has been ranked No. 1 in the world for many years. She has won 3 Olympic gold medals, 9 world gold medals, as well as 9 WTT and World Cup championships.

However, mainland fans can take solace in the fact that the player who defeated Sun is also Chinese.

Wang Manyu also lost shockingly - Photo: CGTN

But in the other bracket, the second seed Wang Manyu also suffered a shocking defeat against the 14th seed from Macau - Zhu Yuling. The match score was 3-1 (11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5), with the Chinese girl losing.

In just one day, the two strongest players in Chinese women's table tennis suffered shocking defeats. And through that, China lost its dominance in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

In the quarterfinals, China still has 3 representatives, equal to Japan. But Chen Yi will have a difficult time against Hayata - who is seeded No. 9. And at least 1 Chinese player will be eliminated when Chen Yingtong (seeded No. 3) meets Kuai Man (No. 5).

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/2-tay-vot-manh-nhat-bong-ban-trung-quoc-thua-soc-20250711124412628.htm