Table Tennis: Winner of China's Smash, Japanese Sora Matsushima Wins
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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.
The kingdom is expressing its anxieties. In the WTT China Smash table tennis tournament (held on the 11th in Beijing, China), world number one Teruaki Matsushima (19) defeated world number six Lin Yun-Ju (Taiwan) 4-3 in the men's singles final...
Sora Matsushima won the WTT China Smash on Sunday, October 11, thanks to his victory in the final against Taiwanese Lin Yun-Ju (4-3). Japan remains number one in the world.
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