China Smash 2026, Beijing, 10/1-11

[jonol]

Didn't expect Sareen to beat Yoshiyama. Still a lot of potential to keep improving it seems.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Very tough opening round match for both Hina Hayata and Miyu Nagasaki. They face each other .

 

[pingpongnerd]

Didn't expect Sareen to beat Yoshiyama. Still a lot of potential to keep improving it seems.

He is only 18. He will eventually surpass Lum as the Aussie no 1. In my opinion he will improve much faster if he plays in Europe instead of major league table tennis in the US.

 

[pingpongnerd]

LSD scared of being exposed in TTR?

Had he served legally throughout the tournament, he would not have won the Asian games singles gold He knows he does not stand a chance with the presence of TTR. It is a wise decision to opt out of the tournament.

 

[pingpongnerd]

Just watched the YouTube highlight between faraji and pistej. At 4:13 Pistej says
" every serve hidden, every serve"
The umpire finally faulted Faraji"s serve at 6:02.
Is hidden serve an iranian thing ? They all serve dirty and illegally

Pistej v Faraji

 

[AmanooMan]

Just watched the YouTube highlight between faraji and pistej. At 4:13 Pistej says
" every serve hidden, every serve"
The umpire finally faulted Faraji"s serve at 6:02.
Is hidden serve an iranian thing ? They all serve dirty and illegally

Pistej v Faraji

I don't know about the rest of the Iranian team, but both Noshad and Faraji have a tendency to hide their serves. Faraji is quite similar to LSD in that sense, as they both hide their hook serves.

 

[pingpongnerd]

I don't know about the rest of the Iranian team, but both Noshad and Faraji have a tendency to hide their serves. Faraji is quite similar to LSD in that sense, as they both hide their hook serves.

Agreed, lsd and faraji both hide their hook serves. Also add Edward Ly to the list.

 

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China Smash 2026 WS Draw

China Smash 2026 MS Draw

 

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China Smash 2026 WD Draw

China Smash 2026 MD Draw

China Smash 2026 XD Draw

 

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

Sat, 3rd Oct 2026
11:00 T2 MS QLF R2 LI Tianyang(CHN) - NIU Guankai(CHN)
11:00 T3 WS QLF R2 Diya CHITALE(IND) - ZHU Chengzhu(HKG)
11:00 T4 MS QLF R2 HUNG Che-Yen(TPE) - Filip ZELJKO(CRO)
11:35 T2 WS QLF R2 TEE Ai Xin(MAS) - SU Tsz Tung(HKG)
11:35 T3 MS QLF R2 Yang WANG(SVK) - Aditya SAREEN(AUS)
11:35 T4 WS QLF R2 Xiaoxin YANG(MON) - Fu YU(POR)
12:10 T2 MS QLF R2 Mehdi BOULOUSSA(ALG) - Gustavo GOMEZ(CHI)
12:10 T3 WS QLF R2 Sally MOYLAND(USA) - Zauresh AKASHEVA(KAZ)
12:10 T4 MS QLF R2 CHAN Baldwin(HKG) - HUNG Jing-Kai(TPE)
12:45 T2 WS QLF R2 Tin-Tin HO(ENG) - Audrey ZARIF(FRA)
12:45 T3 MS QLF R2 YUAN Licen(CHN) - Dimitrije LEVAJAC(SRB)
12:45 T4 WS QLF R2 Laura WATANABE(BRA) - Xiaona SHAN(GER)
18:00 T2 MS QLF R3 Lubomir PISTEJ(SVK) - Deni KOZUL(SLO)
18:00 T3 WS QLF R3 HAN Feier(CHN) - FAN Shuhan(CHN)
18:00 T4 MS QLF R3 Cedric NUYTINCK(BEL) - Liam PITCHFORD(ENG)
18:35 T2 WS QLF R3 Orawan PARANANG(THA) -
18:35 T3 MS QLF R3 Wim VERDONSCHOT(GER) - Matteo MUTTI(ITA)
18:35 T4 WS QLF R3 ZHU Sibing(CHN) - LAM Yee Lok(HKG)
19:10 T2 MS QLF R3 Andre BERTELSMEIER(GER) -
19:10 T3 WS QLF R3 WANG Xiaotong(CHN) - Adina DIACONU(ROU)
19:10 T4 MS QLF R3 XU Yingbin(CHN) -
19:45 T2 WS QLF R3 Katarzyna WEGRZYN(POL) -
19:45 T3 MS QLF R3 Iulian CHIRITA(ROU) -
19:45 T4 WS QLF R3 ZONG Geman(CHN) -
20:20 T2 MS QLF R3 -
20:20 T3 WS QLF R3 LIU Ziling(CHN) -
20:20 T4 MS QLF R3 Darius MOVILEANU(ROU) -
20:55 T2 WS QLF R3 -

 

[piligrim]

Agreed, lsd and faraji both hide their hook serves. Also add Edward Ly to the list.

And many other players

 

[Metaxa]

Agreed, lsd and faraji both hide their hook serves. Also add Edward Ly to the list.

Of course, that’s always the player’s fault, but also that of the referees who fail to take responsibility. You can see with the naked eye that Edward Ly’s throw is at an angle of more than 30°, and is being thrown towards his body or head. Well…🤷‍♂️

 

[Grahf]

Predictions:
-My man Sidorenko back for party, hope its a banger vs LJK and wins 3-2
-Diaz goes home first round again, this time vs Odo 1-3
-Hugo vs Dima what a banger, 3-1

And I hope the Kirill vs An Jaehyun and Alexis vs Redzimski are both bangers, I like this 4 playstyles

 

[JackJohnson]

WCQ and LSD withdraw from China Smash

I had a feeling this was going to happen

 

[JackJohnson]

Surprised that SYS had not withdrawn

Rumours are saying that the Chinese coaches didn’t let her. Probably due to WCQ withdrawing she wasn’t allowed as if both withdrawn then the event might not be a success

 

[JackJohnson]

First tournament for ZCZ since her heart problem after returning from SGP GS 2026.

WS QR1
ZCZ 3-1 Cok (9, -9, 7, 4)

I’m glad she didn’t had to retire. I wonder if their Asian Games performance as a team would have been better if she could have participated in them.

 

[JackJohnson]

Feel sorry for Kanak Jha. Always seems to get a bad draw.

 

[NextLevel]

Feel sorry for Kanak Jha. Always seems to get a bad draw.

I don't know about always, but he could definitely be luckier. And ultimately, he needs to get stronger. The WTT seeding policy is designed to encourage excitement not reliable seeding/results, you only avoid seeds with reliability if you are in the top quarter.