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Wang Chuqin

(王楚欽)

Wang Chuqin
Wang Chuqin
王楚欽
The latest news on Wang Chuqin, Chinese professional table tennis player, including competition news and updates.
last updated:
4 December, 2024
Wang Chuqin putting Tomokazu Harimoto away in less than 40 minutes to mark his third consecutive WTT Finals title, all of which were against his Japanese rival. Photo: Xinhua
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Wang wins third straight World Table Tennis Finals title after 4-0 rout of Harimoto

The world No 1 has endured a tough time since a shock loss at the Olympics – that he avenged in Fukuoka – but ended the season in fine style.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

IOC says no new probe into Wang bat damage as Chinese state media demands answers

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China’s Wang Chuqin refuses to blame shock table tennis loss on damaged paddle

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China fans’ fury, concern after table tennis gold medallist Wang has bat damaged

Wang Chuqin was celebrating mixed doubles triumph with teammate Sun Yingsha when disaster struck – with singles title still on line.

China’s Wang Chuqin had his bat damaged after winning gold in the table tennis mixed doubles. Photo: AP
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hong Kong table tennis duo channel Vivian Kong spirit in quest for Paris medal

Mixed doubles pair Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem are in the semi-finals and will face North Korea’s Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong, where a win will guarantee a podium finish.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hongkongers urged to become 7 million-strong ‘cheerleading team’ for city’s Olympians

Vivian Kong leads the charge for Hong Kong delegation, with Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey also chasing medals in first five days.

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Doo eyes Olympic table tennis medal, but reveals mistake Hong Kong cannot repeat

Mixed doubles quest alongside Wong Chun-ting relies on avoiding trap they fell into at last Games in Tokyo, when they ‘paid a heavy price’.

Table Tennis duo Wong Chun-ting (left) and Doo Hoi-kem will try again for an Olympic medal in Paris. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Ma gets shot at sixth gold, but no individual glory awaits table tennis star in Paris

Ma Long will miss out on the chance to win a third straight singles title, but is in the team tournament for the Olympics.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hong Kong medal hopeful Doo battling elbow injury ahead of Paris Olympics

Table tennis star who won bronze medal in Tokyo is ranked fourth in mixed doubles with partner Wong Chun-ting.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Exclusive | Angry Chinese table tennis superfans threaten Paris Olympics TV protest

Group say they could disrupt broadcast in China with banners Western media would be ‘very interested’ in, after being censored at home.

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Wang Manyu has been omitted from China’s women’s singles team for Paris. Photo: Xinhua
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Taylor Swift blamed for China ping pong champion losing world title

A champion Chinese table tennis player who lost a vitally important game that could have propelled him to the world number one spot, has been accused of not focusing on training by going to a Taylor Swift concert instead.

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China’s sports fanatics told to stop harassing athletes — ‘refrain from chaos’

Chinese Olympic Committee and General Administration of Sport release statement slamming ‘irrational actions’ after athletes ask overly eager fans to respect boundaries.

Asian Games 2023

Asian Games: Wong bronze ends city’s table tennis losing streak after 17 years

Wong Chun-ting claims city’s first medal in singles since 2006 Games in Doha, and says he hopes it will inspire his teammates and the next generation.

Wong Chun-ting prepares to play a shot against Wang Chuqin in their men’s singles semi-final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photo: Dickson Lee
Asian Games 2023

Hong Kong ahead of India in medal table, golfer Kho on top – Asian Games latest

Hong Kong’s women have reached the final of their squash tournament, while the city’s fencers lose to Kazakhstan in men’s team épée semi-final but pick up bronze.

Lee Ka-yi (front) beat Anahat Singh of India to send Hong Kong into the women’s squash final. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2023

Hong Kong bag 2 silvers in cycling, 1 in dressage and foil bronze at Asian Games

Omnium rider Leung Ka-yu joins Madison duo Yang Qianyu and Ceci Lee Sze-wing in winning silver in the velodrome, Jacqueline Siu matches them in dressage, and fencers take bronze in team foil.

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World table tennis medal in bag for Hong Kong duo, but which colour will it be?

Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem to meet top seeds Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China in the semi-finals, aiming to improve on their bronzes at the 2015 and 2017 editions.

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Mixed doubles hopefuls Wong and Doo get promising draw at table tennis worlds

Hong Kong’s world No 6 pair, who took bronze at the 2015 and 2017 championships, will not face a China duo before the semi-finals.

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Wong Chun-ting (left) and Doo Hoi-kem prepare for the World Table Tennis Championships this week. Photo: May Tse
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‘I beg you to respect me’: fan steals underwear of world No 1 table tennis player

China’s leading table tennis player and current men’s singles world No 1 Fan Zhendong reports hotel break-in to police and issues a public plea for fans to respect his privacy.

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China’s Chen reclaims world No 1 spot, Fan extends lead after Singapore Smash

Fan Zhendong continues his super men’s form to leapfrog the reigning Olympic champion Ma Long, while Chen Meng takes top spot from Sun Yingsha as the women’s title changes hands yet again.

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Lee Ho-ching crashes out of US$2m Singapore Smash tournament

Hong Kong’s Lee Ho-ching put up a brave fight before losing to Hina Hayata of Japan to reach the women’s last eight of the US$2 million Singapore Smash tournament.

Lee Ho-ching sent home in the Singapore Smash after losing to Hina Hayata of Japan in the round of 16. Lee at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with teammate Soo Wai-yam. Photo: AFP
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Hong Kong pair march into mixed doubles semi-finals at Singapore Smash

Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem cruise into last four with 3-0 win over Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata, who were runners up at the World Championships last November.

Wong Chun-ting crashed out of the Singapore Smash after losing to Patrick Franziska of Germany in the singles round of 32. Photo: World Table Tennis
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