Table Tennis Mixed Team World Cup: Chinese team successfully defends title

On December 8, 2024, in the 2024 Chengdu ITTF Mixed Team World Cup finals held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team with a total score of 8-1 and successfully defended the championship, once again demonstrating its unparalleled table tennis strength. 

Final highlights review

In this final, the Chinese team suppressed its opponents with a comprehensive advantage, showing strong technical and psychological qualities in every aspect from mixed doubles to singles to team competition.

Competition details:

Mixed doubles competition: The Chinese team’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha team faced the South Korean team’s Zhao Dacheng and Shin Yubin. In this game, the two sides competed fiercely. In the end, the Chinese team narrowly won 2-1, giving the team a good start.

Women's singles competition: Wang Manyu appeared again and easily defeated her opponent, further expanding the Chinese team's lead.

Men's singles competition: Lin Shidong faced Korean players with a solid performance, winning three straight games, fully demonstrating his "world's strongest" strength and sealing the victory for the Chinese team.

The secret to success of the Chinese team

Behind this championship is the Chinese team’s ultimate pursuit of details and scientific management of training. Whether it is technical improvement or psychological adjustment, the team members' performance on the field is impeccable.

Head coach Liu Guoliang said, "This match fully reflects the improvement of our overall strength. We also see the progress of our opponents, which will encourage us to continue working hard in the future."

Highlights and future prospects of the Korean team

Although the Korean team failed to win the championship, the performance of its players is equally worthy of praise. In particular, the mixed doubles pair Zhao Dacheng and Shin Yubin were inseparable from the Chinese team and showed great strength. This young team is expected to challenge more strong teams in the international arena in the future.

This wonderful final brought a successful conclusion to this mixed team World Cup and once again demonstrated the Chinese team's absolute dominance in the field of table tennis. Looking to the future, the Chinese table tennis team will continue to meet more challenges and bring more classic moments to global audiences.