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Wang Manyu

(王曼昱)

Wang Manyu
Wang Manyu
王曼昱
The latest news on Wang Manyu, Chinese table tennis player and Olympian, including competition news and updates.
Nearly 90,000 fans watched last year’s WTT Finals over the course of five days at Hong Kong Coliseum. Photo: WTT
World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals switch leaves Hong Kong table tennis bosses facing ‘challenging task’

World Table Tennis’ season-ending tournament is moving to Kai Tak Arena, but new venue could see loss of thousands of seats.

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Chinese table tennis stars Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu finish undergraduate studies

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China flag row after table tennis chiefs make team title merchandise gaffe

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Gap with China closing, Japan’s table tennis team say, but beating Sun still key

After another defeat at World Team Championships last weekend, Japan’s stars feel breaking away from conventional styles is likely to help.

Japan’s Hina Hayata (right) says that “if we cannot surpass Sun Yingsha (left), we cannot win as a team”. Photo: AP
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Fans attack selection criteria for China’s Asian Games table tennis teams

Women’s criteria draw most flak, with fans questioning why top three men will qualify directly while only top two women will do so.

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No Fan, no problem for China’s men, but questions remain over Olympic champ’s future

Gold medallist has not played for country since winning in Paris two years ago, but remains active with German club side 1. FC Saarbrücken TT.

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Hong Kong coach takes world championships positives despite medal drought

Li Ching happy with women reaching quarter-finals and performance of the men’s players ahead of September Asian Games.

Doo Hoi-kem threw away a two-game lead to lose 3-2 to Sabine Winter of Germany at the World Team Table Tennis Championship. Photo: Getty Images
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Table tennis star Fan Zhendong skips China’s World Team Championships title defence

National Games champion pulls out of tournament in London in April for ‘personal reasons’, sparking fan fears over men’s team’s chances.

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Sun makes table tennis history with World Cup three-peat, Wang wins men’s crown

Sun Yingsha becomes just second player to win three consecutive singles titles with victory in Macau, while Wang Chuqin claims his first.

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Sun and Wang battle into World Cup semi-finals on day of upsets in Macau

World No 1s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin fight back to keep China’s hopes of double title triumph alive.

Wang Chuqin celebrates beating Darko Jorgic in the quarter-finals of the ITTF World Cup in Macau. Photo: Xinhua
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Wang beats Lebrun, keeps China’s ITTF World Cup hopes alive

Wang Chuqin is the only Chinese player through to quarter-finals of men’s singles in Macau.

Wang Chuqin celebrates dbeating Felix Lebrun at the ITTF World Cup in Macau. Photo: Xinhua
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ITTF World Cup: Hong Kong’s Doo edges Polish rival before clash with world No 8

Doo is city’s only hope left in Macau tournament after teammate Lam Siu-hang is knocked out after losing to Alexis Lebrun of France.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

Sun Yingsha wins Singapore Smash title for third time, Wang Chuqin reclaims crown

Chinese world No 1 Sun defeats compatriot Wang Manyu in seesawing battle, while fellow top player Wang wins more convincingly.

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Sun Yingsha wins first Asian Cup singles title, while Wang Chuqin successfully defends crown

China’s women’s team completed clean sweep of medals; Japan’s Harimoto won silver and compatriot Togami won bronze in the men’s singles.

Sun Yingsha won her first ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup singles title. Photo: Xinhua
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Lam Siu-hang last Hongkonger standing at Asian Cup table tennis before bowing out

Lam later loses in quarter-final to Japan’s Tomakazu Harimoto as defending champions from mainland China stay on track to retain titles.

Hong Kong’s Lam Siu-hang beat world No 12 Xiang Peng in the last 16 of ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Haikou on Saturday before losing in the quarter-finals. Photo: Xinhua
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China table tennis superstar Wang blasts unruly fans at Asian Cup

World No 1s Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha round on screaming spectators despite easing to three-game victories in Haikou.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals in Hong Kong was ‘beyond my expectations’, table tennis boss says

CEO Steve Dainton says tournament could not have finished ‘in a better way’ despite injuries to China stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha.

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Wang Chuqin pulls out of WTT Finals Hong Kong, empty seats for Japanese champion

Tomokazu Harimoto is first non-Chinese men’s Finals champion after Wang Manyu retains women’s title.

Wang Chuqin and Truls Moregard hug after it was announced Wang had pulled out of their semi-final. Photo: AFP
World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals Hong Kong: Sun Yingsha hit by injury, loses final with Wang Chuqin

Olympic and world champion pair suffer historic loss to South Korean rivals after Sun earlier pulls out of a match for first time.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals Hong Kong: Wang Chuqin stays on track for fourth straight title

On the women’s side, Chen Yi reaches semi-finals in her first Finals appearance after upsetting Chen Xingtong in comeback.

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WTT Finals Hong Kong: Wang Chuqin survives huge scare to progress at Coliseum

Men’s world No 1 beats Japanese teen Matsushima to maintain hopes of fourth straight title, while women’s world No 2 Wang Manyu also wins.

Wang Chuqin fires a return during his epic victory over Sora Matsushima. Photo: Xinhua
World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals: China’s Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu begin title defence on opening day

Both will face Japanese opponents in round 1 while Hongkongers Wong Chun-ting, Doo Hoi-kem open mixed doubles campaign against top seeds.

Chinese world champion Wang Chuqin will face Japan’s Sora Matsushima, who won their last meeting in October. Photo: AFP
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WTT Finals: Hong Kong’s Wong, Doo in killer group with Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha

The season finale running from Wednesday to Sunday at Hong Kong Coliseum will feature the year’s best performers in singles, mixed doubles.

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China thrash Japan to win third table tennis World Cup title, bronze for Germany

China cruise to ITTF Mixed Team World Cup crown completing hat-trick of victories, while Germany become first European side to reach podium.

2025 National Games

Fencing begins and Haughey carries on – what to watch on National Games day 6

Saturday’s events include Siobhan Haughey’s 100 metres freestyle final, Kaylin Hsieh’s épée comp and some epic-looking table tennis clashes.

Hong Kong’s Kaylin Hsieh (left) will be in National Games action on Saturday at Kai Tak Arena. Photo: Dickson Lee
2025 National Games

Hong Kong pair’s table tennis medal hopes ended twice, Chen Meng storms to win

Mixed-doubles duo Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting lose in National Games quarter-finals, nervous 20-year-old Baldwin Chan exits men’s singles.

Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting (right) and Doo Hoi-kem in action during their mixed doubles quarter-final in Macau. Photo: Xinhua
2025 National Games

Fan and Wang on collision course for blockbuster semi-final in Macau

Galaxy of table tennis stars head to city for National Games, with Fan Zhendong and Wang in same half of draw for men’s singles.

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Wang regains world top spot in Macau, tells China fans ‘don’t count us out’

Wang Chuqin beats Hugo Calderano for men’s title in WTT event, while Sun Yingsha has supporters cheering as she downs Wang Manyu.

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