The Chinese roster for next months International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mens and Womens World Cup was revealed on Tuesday.
The 10-player list features prominent names like Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, who simply won the private titles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions in southwest Chinas Chongqing Municipality last weekend.The World Cup will be kept in Chinas Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), from April 14 to 20.
Wang, Lin Shidong, Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan and Huang Youzheng will participate in the mens occasion.
Sun, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong and Kuai Man will contend in the femaless matches.The qualification pathway for the World Cup, released by the ITTF in February, included automated credentials for current world champions, U19 world champs, and players qualifying through Continental Cups and world rankings.As a result, ruling Olympic champ Fan Zhendong, who withdrew from the world rankings at the end of 2024, was likewise welcomed to get involved, however he chose not to contend due to personal considerations.Wang Hao, head coach of the Chinese mens team, stated he hopes his gamers can offer their all at the competition.
As none of these gamers have actually ever won the songs World Cup, they are eager for the champion, he noted.
Hopefully, they can display their level with the very best mentality and form, and among them can make a breakthrough.
Since the start of 2025, Chinese ladiess players have shown exceptional consistency, sweeping the semifinal areas at the WTT Singapore Smash, Asian Cup, and WTT Champions Chongqing.
The performances of these five players are the most consistent, and they have achieved beneficial results versus gamers from other teams, said Ma Lin, the groups head coach.
We need to keep this momentum going, embrace the World Cup with better kind, and pursue the very best result.