Macao, April 16 -- Eight out of nine Team China players secured victories on the second-day
group stage of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup Macao 2025.
In men's singles matches, world No. 1 Lin Shidong of China swept Australia's Bae Hwan 4-0 on Tuesday.
Wang Chuqin defeated Australia's Aditya Sareen with the same scoreline. Tomislav Pucar of Croatia earlier beat Sareen 4-0, meaning Wang and Pucar will face off for a knockout stage place.
Wang said after the match that there will be a tough battle on Wednesday. In women's singles, defending champion and world No. 1 Sun Yingsha smashed Canada's Zhang Mo 4-0. Wang Manyu faced a tougher challenge against Sweden's Linda Bergstrom, holding her ground to win 3-1. ...