Chinese athletes showcased their table tennis prowess at the World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash in Las Vegas, securing victories in mixed and women's doubles while advancing to multiple singles finals. Lin Shidong and Kuai Man claimed the mixed doubles title with a decisive 3-0 win over South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, marking China's first gold at the tournament.
Bronze medals in the mixed doubles were shared by Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem of China's Hong Kong and Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei, highlighting regional diversity in the competition. Kuai Man later partnered with Wang Yidi to secure the women's doubles crown, overcoming compatriots Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu in a thrilling five-game match.
Dark horse Chen Yi continued her surprising run in the women's singles, defeating fifth-seeded Kuai Man in a seven-game semifinal thriller. She will face Zhu Yuling of China's Macao, who triumphed over Japan's Mima Ito. In men's singles, second-seeded Wang Chuqin advanced to the final after a hard-fought seven-game semifinal against France's Felix Lebrun.
