Wang leads Chinese players into last 16 in Singapore Smash

China's paddlers maintained their momentum at the 2026 WTT Singapore Smash, as half of the round-of-16 spots in the men's and women's singles were decided on Tuesday, with world No. 1 Wang Chuqin leading a group of Chinese players advancing.

Wang Chuqin of China hits a return during the men's singles round of 32 match between Wang Chuqin of China and Togami Shunsuke of Japan at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash 2026 in Singapore on Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

In the men's singles, Wang defeated Japan's Shunsuke Togami 3-0, and will face Denmark's Anders Lind in the next round. World No. 3 Lin Shidong, the defending men's singles champion, delivered a dominant 3-0 win over Kazakhstan's Kirill Gerassimenko, emerging victorious 11-6, 11-8, 11-1.

In the women's singles, Chen Xingtong defeated Australia's Constantina Psihogios 3-0, while Wang Manyu beat Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-ching 3-1. Chen Yi also secured a 3-0 victory over Singapore's Ser Lin Qian.

In doubles, Lin and Huang Youzheng defeated Singapore's Clarence Chew and Josh Chua 3-1 to progress to the men's doubles quarterfinals. Kuai Man and Chen Yi also advanced, beating Austria's Sofia Polcanova and Brazil's Bruna Takahashi 3-1 in the women's doubles to reach the quarterfinals.