Chinese paddlers Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha were crowned in the men’s and women’s singles finals at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2022 yesterday.
Wang, 22, defeated world No. 1 Fan Zhendong to win the men’s singles title in a close match going deep into the seventh game 11-5, 12-14, 12-10, 8-11, 11-1, 9-11, 11-8.
“Today’s match was really intense. I feel really lucky in Macau because I have achieved good results here,” said Wang, who won the postponed WTT Champions Macao 2021 China Stars in January this year.
On the women’s side, world No. 1 Sun remained in charge throughout the final to take down compatriot Chen Xingtong 12-10, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 12-10 after a five-game battle.
“We both played equally well today. Maybe I was a little luckier,” Sun said. Xinhua
