Vengeful Wang defeats Moregard to reach TT worlds final
The World Table Tennis Championships continued with Wang Chuqin advancing to the men's singles final, while Sun Yingsha maintaining her dominant in the women's singles final.
In the men's singles semifinals, Wang Chuqin took sweet revenge for his Olympic loss to Truls Moregard, beating the Swede 4-1 on Saturday.
Wang Chuqin defeats Moregard in the men's singles semifinals of the World Table Tennis Championships.
The second-seeded Chinese, who had suffered a 4-2 defeat by the Swedish giant-killer in the 2024 Paris Olympics, overcame a slow start and took a crucial fourth set to triumph 5-11, 11-8, 11-2, 12-10, 12-10 over 45 minutes.
Trailing 8-10, Wang turned very aggresive and snatched four points in a row to win the fourth set 12-10. The fifth set saw the Chinese lead 7-3, 10-6 before the Swede made it 10-10.
Moregard then sent a topspin forehand into the net and hit a backhand strike wide to conclude his Doha journey.
In the women's singles semifinals, Sun Yingsha disposed of Japan's Mima Ito in straight sets to confirm a clean sweep of the event's medals for China.
Sun Yingsha maintains her dominant in the women's singles final.
Having beaten the eighth seed 11-7, 11-5, 11-9, 11-4, the world No. 1 will take on either Wang Manyu or Chen Xingtong in an all-Chinese final on Sunday.
"I had perfect execution of strategy for this game," said Sun.
Sun added that she anticipated a "very tough" final, saying she would try to pull off her best game.
"Every time I met her, Sun quickened her pace. She is so fast and her topspin strike is so potent," said Ito.
Sun will play with Wang Chuqin in the mixed doubles final against Japan's Maharu Yoshimura and Satsuki Odo later in the day.
