WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 (7 - 12 April 2026)

[pongfugrasshopper]

Nagasaki just lost to a chopper. I think I just have to excuse the Japanese girls when they play in China and lose to combination players. Winter is so unlucky that she has to play these girls elsewhere.

You're applying Western values to an East Asian problem which only a select group of Tiebans can truly understand. Nagasaki and Kihara are the chosen ones by the Tiebans and if they aren't part of the LA2028 team that complements Miwa, then it's clearly the scandalous JTTA's fault.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

uh ??? is veteran LI Jie trying to make a comeback ???

 

[Bollwerk]

uh ??? is veteran LI Jie trying to make a comeback ???

Contender Taiyuan seems to be the only WTT event she's playing, in 2025 as well

Doing good for sure though, she also helped the national team on their surprising run to bronze last ETTC

 

[Metaxa]

Also, nice dramatic comeback by Yuhi Sakai down 2-9 in the decider to win it 13-11 over France's Romain Ruiz.

There’s a lot to be said about Romain Ruiz’s service!

 

[NextLevel]

Contender Taiyuan seems to be the only WTT event she's playing, in 2025 as well

Doing good for sure though, she also helped the national team on their surprising run to bronze last ETTC

Some of the Chinese who play for other countries like to go back to China for WTT events. Li Jie is already a constant in French League, I doubt she will return full time to WTT unless she wants to do Olympics and honestly, she doesn't need to play much to have good results.

 

[Lando]

Maharu vs Chan was a clinic in serving. I lost count how many serve errors Chan made

 

[FIXPOINT]

Scheduled Matches:
All times are local time.
Live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/wttglobal

Fri, 10th Apr 2026
13:25 T2 WD QF SHIBATA(JPN)/TAKAMORI(JPN) - QIN(CHN)/ZONG(CHN)
13:25 T3 MD QF CHEN(CHN)/XIANG(CHN) - WONG(MAS)/CHOONG(MAS)
14:00 T1 MD QF HO(HKG)/LI(HKG) - LI(CHN)/WEN(CHN)
14:00 T2 MD QF LIN(CHN)/HUANG(CHN) - SAKAI(JPN)/AIDA(JPN)
14:00 T3 WD QF ZENG(SGP)/SER(SGP) - DOO(HKG)/NG(HKG)
14:35 T1 MD QF YOSHIMURA(JPN)/YOSHIMURA(JPN) - WONG(HKG)/CHAN(HKG)
14:35 T2 WD QF ODO(JPN)/YOKOI(JPN) - SU(HKG)/WONG(HKG)
17:00 T1 WS R16 ZONG Geman(CHN) - SHI Xunyao(CHN)
17:00 T2 MS R16 LI Tianyang(CHN) - CHEN Yuanyu(CHN)
17:00 T3 WS R16 Hitomi SATO(JPN) - HAN Feier(CHN)
17:35 T1 MS R16 MA Jinbao( USA) - WEN Ruibo(CHN)
17:35 T2 MS R16 Yuta TANAKA(JPN) - Yuhi SAKAI(JPN)
17:35 T3 WS R16 Saki SHIBATA(JPN) - ZHU Ziyu(CHN)
18:10 T1 WS R16 Miu HIRANO(JPN) - Manika BATRA(IND)
18:10 T2 MS R16 Luka MLADENOVIC(LUX) - Kristian KARLSSON(SWE)
18:10 T3 WS R16 Satsuki ODO(JPN) - SU Tsz Tung(HKG)
18:45 T1 XD SF -
18:45 T2 XD SF -

 

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[JackJohnson]

Lukaaaaaa!!!
Beautiful match.
No idea why XP kept trying to loop like 3 times in a row to his anti

In the China National Games I believe he lost in singles to an older player but I’m uncertain if he was using pips/anti or just had an unconventional style of play which XP could’t countered.

 

[zeio]

uh ??? is veteran LI Jie trying to make a comeback ???

Sounds like she will take it slow, maybe in a year or two.

https://www.ettu.org/the-netherlands-stun-france-in-major-opening-day-upset-in-zadar/

“My last international match was in 2019, so I had almost five years away from competition. Now that my child is a little older, it’s easier to travel and play again, and I still love the sport, so coming back felt natural,” said Jie LI.

“I had to stop playing for a while because of COVID-19. Now I value every match even more and want to be a good example for my son. Both Britt and I came back after breaks, this is our first European Championship since returning,” she added.

 

[zeio]

Before I forget.

Edge or side?
Hirano: Edge. Zero doubts.

LIVE! | T3 | Day 1 | WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026 I Session 1
https://youtu.be/9RQSPunPJKk?t=16534

Let or no let?
Hirano: No let. Zero doubts.

2017 WTTC (WD-R16) DING Ning/LIU Shiwen Vs HIRANO Miu/ISHIKAWA Kasumi [Full Match/Chinese|HD1080p]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O11tRr56bJU

 

[NextLevel]

Where is Chen Junsong?

 

[zeio]

WS R16
Li Jie 2-3 QYX (-8, -10, 4, 3, -11)

 

[Janard]

How Hirano/Kihara lost G2 to Shi/Han is beyond comprehension

 

[zeio]

WD QF
Odo/Yokoi (1) CPR14 2-3 Su Tzu Tung/Wong Hoi Tung CPR430 (6, 6, -9, -2, -6)
The stare from Wong Hoi Tung in G2 says it all... LOL 眼神𨳒𨳊緊佢
Somehow they stole G3... LOL
And G4...
G5 02, 22, 23, 33, 35 TO for JPN, 38, 58, 59, 69, 610 epic save by STT, 611
I like how WHT talks and gives clear instructions/guidance/encouragement to STT.

LIVE! | T2 | Day 2 | WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026 I Session 1
]https://youtu.be/OaqRzQOmCC0?t=15257

Friendship across the table
https://www.fisu.net/2025/07/24/friendship-across-the-table/

“I was so angry,” Wong recalled with a laugh. “I hated her—but I remembered her.” They crossed paths again in 2023 at a youth tournament in Qatar—still on opposite sides of the table, and little more than familiar faces.

 

[Janard]

Zhang Cheng was coaching Hirano/Kihara for doubles but not around for the current WS. I guess he's only helping out on adhoc basis?

Wow pleasantly surprised by how she dismantled Batra.

 

[zeio]

CNT: Hashimoto for LA28!

WS R16
Shibata WR44 (WC) 1-3 Zhu Ziyu WR97 (WC) (-8, -10, 9, -8)
G3 44, 45, 95, 96, 106, 109, 119
G4 15, 25, 26, 46 TO for ZZY, 56, 58 Shibata got lobbed down, 59, 510 Shibata got lobbed down again, 810, 811

WS R32
Zhu Ziyu WR97 (WC) 3-0 Nagasaki WR16 (4) (12, 8, 2)

 

[zeio]

Zhang Cheng was coaching Hirano/Kihara for doubles but not around for the current WS. I guess he's only helping out on adhoc basis?

Wow pleasantly surprised by how she dismantled Batra.

Was that even Zhang Cheng? I think that's 水谷良紀/Mizutani Yoshiki of Top Nagoya that Kihara now plays under.
https://tleague.jp/team/top-nagoya/player/

That's why there's something wrong with Kihara.

Year	Event Name	Stage	Sub-Event	Round	Player A	Player B	Games	Result	Winner
2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Main Draw	WS	R16	HIRANO Miu (JPN)	BATRA Manika (IND)	11:6 11:9 12:14 11:8 11:6	4 - 1	HIRANO Miu
2023	WTT Contender Lima 2023	Main Draw	WS	R32	HIRANO Miu (JPN)	BATRA Manika (IND)	7:11 12:10 11:6 11:9	3 - 1	HIRANO Miu
2020	ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open Budapest 2020	Main Draw	WS	R16	HIRANO Miu (JPN)	BATRA Manika (IND)	11:9 11:1 11:7 11:7	4 - 0	HIRANO Miu
2017	Asian Cup Ahmedabad 2017	Position Draw	WS	4	HIRANO Miu (JPN)	BATRA Manika (IND)	11:7 8:11 11:8 11:6	3 - 1	HIRANO Miu
2015	World Table Tennis Championships Suzhou 2015	Main Draw	WS	R128	HIRANO Miu (JPN)	BATRA Manika (IND)	7:11 11:7 11:8 11:7 11:4	4 - 1	HIRANO Miu

 

[zeio]

No way did Shibata say cao... LOL

LIVE! | T3 | Day 2 | WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026 I Session 2
https://youtu.be/lDjJYHa8TZ4?t=2533

 

[NextLevel]

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