On May 9, the women’s team semifinals of the London World Table Tennis Championships took place, with China securing a commanding 3-0 victory over Romania to book a spot in the final, where they will take on Japan for the title.
Throughout the tournament, the Chinese women’s team has been in impressive form. In the group stage, they swept past Romania, Chinese Taipei, and South Korea with three consecutive 3-0 wins. In the knockout rounds, they defeated Poland 3-1, Sweden 3-0, and South Korea 3-0 to reach the semifinals.
In the semifinal, China faced Romania once again, having already beaten them in the group stage. The first match saw Sun Yingsha take on Samara, quickly finding her rhythm and winning 11-3, 11-4, and 11-5. In the second match, Wang Manyu faced Szőcs, enduring a tougher battle but prevailing 11-4, 11-9, and 12-10. The third match featured Kuai Man against Dragoman, who secured a 12-10, 11-6, 12-10 victory, sealing the overall win for China.
In the other women’s team semifinal held earlier, Japan defeated Germany 3-0 to advance, setting up a classic China-Japan showdown in the final of this year’s World Table Tennis Championships.
