Lin Yun-Ju Loses China Smash Nailbiter
Lin trailed 6-0 in the final game of the 55-minute match, officials said, marking his second runner-up finish in a World Table Tennis Smash event this year.
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Lin Yun-ju loses China Smash nailbiter
Taiwan’s Lin Yun-ju finished second in the men’s singles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash on Sunday in the final against world No. 1 Sora Matsushima of Japan. Lin, the world No. 6, recovered from a loss in the first two games to take a 3-2 lead, but was overtaken by Matsushima, who won th
[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] Only one point away from the championship. However, a yellow card was issued to a player who pointed out camera flashes in the stands. At the moment Japan's world number one table tennis player Sora Matsushima (19) achieved a come-from-behind victory, the protests and the umpire's response that occurred at the end of the match also became a subject of controversy. On the 11th (Korean time), in the men's singles fin…
The men's final in China Smash was decided in a tiebreak. Then world number one Sora Matsushima drew a warning before the last match point. – Unexpected drama, says SVT commentator Johan Ejeborg
New world number 1, the 19-year-old Japanese pongist won a magnificent final in Beijing against Taiwanese Lin Yun-Ju (11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9).
At 19 years old, the Japanese table tennis star is continuing to make history. Just a week after becoming world number one, he added another milestone with a men's singles title at the China Smash 2026.
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