World No. 1 Wang Chuqin leads Chinese players into last 8 in Singapore Smash

Wang Chuqin hits a return during the men's singles round of 16 match between Wang Chuqin of China and Anders Lind of Denmark at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash 2026 in Singapore on Feb. 26, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Wang Chuqin led a group of Chinese players into the quarterfinals of the 2026 WTT Singapore Smash here on Thursday.

Wang beat Denmark's Anders Lind 3-1 in the men's singles event after a closely contested battle. He will next take on South Korea's Jang Woo-jin.

Fellow Chinese Lin Shidong defeated South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon 3-1 and is set to meet France's Felix Lebrun. His teammate Xiang Peng lost 3-0 to Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-ju.

In the women's singles, Wang Manyu fought back from one set down to beat South Korea's Shin Yu-bin 3-1. She will face Japan's Miwa Harimoto in the quarterfinals. Wang Yidi advanced with a 3-1 win over Japan's Mima Ito while Chen Xingtong defeated Japan's Miyu Nagasaki 3-0 to reach the last eight. ■

Anders Lind hits a return during the men's singles round of 16 match between Wang Chuqin of China and Anders Lind of Denmark at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash 2026 in Singapore on Feb. 26, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

Anders Lind serves during the men's singles round of 16 match between Wang Chuqin of China and Anders Lind of Denmark at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash 2026 in Singapore on Feb. 26, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)