China Smash 2026, Beijing, 10/1-11

[Talesofwin]

Whats Truls record vs the next Chinese

 

[NextLevel]

Whats Truls record vs the next Chinese

 

[M51]

I expected WRB to crack the TOP10 soon after Chongqing, but he never managed to recapture the form he displayed there. The semifinal against Harimoto was one of the most entertaining matches I've seen in 2026.

 

[J-fed]

This competition even with the lack of top Chinese attending has been absolutely off the rails so far, it seems like there's so many super tight games which could go either way, just finished watching karrlson vs junsong and the quality is just crazzzzy. If the top 8 games are just as good I reckon it'll be tournament of the year!

I love the night time starts. It’s like a big fight night. Undercard and main event.

 

[FIXPOINT]

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

Wed, 7th Oct 2026
11:00 T1 MS R32 Finn LUU(AUS) - Sora MATSUSHIMA(JPN)
11:00 T2 MS R32 LIANG Jingkun(CHN) - KUO Guan-Hong(TPE)
11:00 T3 MS R32 FENG Yi-Hsin(TPE) - Adrien RASSENFOSSE(BEL)
11:00 T4 XD QF LIN(TPE)/CHENG(TPE) - LEBRUN(FRA)/LUTZ(FRA)
11:35 T1 WS R32 CHEN Xingtong(CHN) - SER Lin Qian(SGP)
11:35 T2 MD R16 DUDA(GER)/QIU(GER) - KALLBERG(SWE)/KARLSSON(SWE)
11:35 T4 MD R16 CHEN(CHN)/ZHOU(CHN) - THAKKAR(IND)/SHAH(IND)
12:10 T1 MS R32 PARK Ganghyeon(KOR) - Tomokazu HARIMOTO(JPN)
12:10 T2 WD R16 HURSEY(WAL)/SHI(CHN) - CHEN(CHN)/LI(CHN)
12:10 T3 WS R32 ZHU Sibing(CHN) - CHIEN Tung-Chuan(TPE)
12:45 T1 WS R32 Sabine WINTER(GER) - Bernadette SZOCS(ROU)
12:45 T2 WS R32 ZONG Geman(CHN) - KUAI Man(CHN)
12:45 T4 WD R16 ZHANG(USA)/MOYLAND(USA) - NAGASAKI(JPN)/KIM(KOR)
13:20 T1 WD R16 SHIN(KOR)/JOO(KOR) - WANG(CHN)/JIANG(CHN)
13:20 T2 MD R16 JORGIC(SLO)/KOZUL(SLO) - QUEK(SGP)/PANG(SGP)
13:20 T3 MD R16 ZHOU(CHN)/LI(CHN) - LIM(KOR)/OH(KOR)
13:55 T1 MD R16 LEBRUN(FRA)/LEBRUN(FRA) - FENG(TPE)/KUO(TPE)
13:55 T2 WD R16 HARIMOTO(JPN)/HAYATA(JPN) - LUTZ(FRA)/PAVADE(FRA)
13:55 T4 MD R16 WEN(CHN)/YUAN(CHN) - MATSUSHIMA(JPN)/TOGAMI(JPN)
18:00 T1 WS R32 KIM Nayeong(KOR) - Satsuki ODO(JPN)
18:00 T2 XD QF SHAH(IND)/CHITALE(IND) - IONESCU(ROU)/SZOCS(ROU)
18:00 T3 MD R16 ALLEGRO(BEL)/RASSENFOSSE(BEL) - LIANG(CHN)/XIANG(CHN)
18:35 T1 MS R32 Anton KALLBERG(SWE) - JANG Woojin(KOR)
18:35 T2 WS R32 LIU Ziling(CHN) - Hitomi SATO(JPN)
18:35 T4 WD R16 LOY(SGP)/SER(SGP) - CHIEN(TPE)/LI(TPE)
19:10 T1 WS R32 Orawan PARANANG(THA) - SUN Yingsha(CHN)
19:10 T2 MS R32 Yang WANG(SVK) - Wim VERDONSCHOT(GER)
19:10 T3 WS R32 Honoka HASHIMOTO(JPN) - Charlotte LUTZ(FRA)
19:45 T1 WD R16 LIU(AUS)/WAN(GER) - WANG(CHN)/KUAI(CHN)
19:45 T2 XD QF LIM(KOR)/SHIN(KOR) - LIND(DEN)/HURSEY(WAL)
19:45 T4 MD R16 GACINA(CRO)/BAN(CRO) - WONG(HKG)/CHAN(HKG)
20:20 T1 MS R32 Alexis LEBRUN(FRA) - Manav THAKKAR(IND)
20:20 T2 WD R16 SZOCS(ROU)/SAMARA(ROU) - DOO(HKG)/NG(HKG)
20:20 T3 WD R16 CHITALE(IND)/GHORPADE(IND) - GAO(CHN)/XIANG(CHN)
20:55 T1 XD QF HUANG(CHN)/CHEN(CHN) - MATSUSHIMA(JPN)/HARIMOTO(JPN)
20:55 T2 MS R32 ZHOU Qihao(CHN) - XIANG Peng(CHN)

 

[J-fed]

I expected WRB to crack the TOP10

Agreed. He looks good to me.
Won’t be surprised if he makes a big run from now.
LFG Truls.

 

[zeio]

He may have loads of accolades, have been in the top 10 for ages and beaten basically eveyone at least a couple of times. But I have it on good authority from some random person on the internet as well as a translated exert from a coach when he was 7 that he in fact isn't very good at all.

I think its very king of YuBin Xu to let him have such a close game, it's kind.

Coming from the dude that smeared an underage Harimoto in 2018, who went on to point out Moregard's inconsistency. As repeatedly stressed ahead of WTTC 2026, Moregard was free to prove his worth and where were these insistent members after he failed?

 

[pingpongnerd]

Liang knocked out by 17 yearold Taiwanese kid. Wow

 

[NextLevel]

Liang knocked out by 17 yearold Taiwanese kid. Wow

Well, I did tell someone he was making a lot of assumptions assuming Liang would get to play Sora...

 

[J-fed]

Well, I did tell someone he was making a lot of assumptions assuming Liang would get to play Sora...

Maybe it’s all the similarities with Truls.

 

[pingpongnerd]

Well, I did tell someone he was making a lot of assumptions assuming Liang would get to play Sora...

There is no easy WTT smash round 32 match, that is for sure.

 

[Grahf]

Do you guys think Sora is geting his own butterfly blade? as he is the first japanese rank 1 in like ages, thoughts? I can see a Matsushima ALC / Super ALC or KLC (kevlar when butterfly???)

 

[NextLevel]

Maybe it’s all the similarities with Truls.

This was @M51 who predicted Liang would eliminate Sora. Liang based on his matches has the form to play on tour again or at least a few more China Smashes. The problem he had is that he isn't sharp enough to let opponents take leads and come back. And if he plays more, no one knows how well his health will hold up. Herniated discs are not fun, even if they do heal with time and rest.

 

[NextLevel]

Do you guys think Sora is geting his own butterfly blade? as he is the first japanese rank 1 in like ages, thoughts? I can see a Matsushima ALC / Super ALC or KLC (kevlar when butterfly???)

Pretty sure he will if he wants it. I mean, if Kenta can get a blade, Sora can get a blade.

 

[J-fed]

This was @M51 who predicted Liang would eliminate Sora. Liang based on his matches has the form to play on tour again or at least a few more China Smashes. The problem he had is that he isn't sharp enough to let opponents take leads and come back. And if he plays more, no one knows how well his health will hold up. Herniated discs are not fun, even if they do heal with time and rest.

Herniated discs! Never fun.
Blimey. He does look like a candidate but he moves so well.
And I was thinking he’d be a great wrestler! That seems unlikely now.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Pretty sure he will if he wants it. I mean, if Kenta can get a blade, Sora can get a blade.

As long as they’re some people willing to buy it and there are , they will make a product and sell it

 

[NextLevel]

Harimoto never disappoints - he wants to use his backhand until the opponent reminds him they have a forehand and at least now he has a forehand too - in the past, he would just have choked on his pressure.

 

[zeio]

MS R32
Park Ganghyeon 2-3 Harimoto (3) (-6, -8, 7, 5, -10)
G5 02, 22, 25, 65, 66, 76, 77, 97, 98, 108, 1012

No way Bobrow isn't aware of what Harimoto told the press coming into CHN GS 2026.

 

[JackJohnson]

PGH should have won that

 

[NextLevel]

At least, the greatest threat to the CNT is still in the event. That was dangerously close. The crowd should be happy, they love to hate him...