FISU World University Games 2025

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Welcome to the FISU World University Games 2025

An extraordinary event needs an extraordinary team. Join the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 family and experience the FISU World University Games up close!

rhineruhr2025.com

City	Essen
Competition venue	Messe Essen Halle 1
Medal events (7)	Men’s and women’s singles Men’s and women’s doubles Mixed doubles Men’s team and women’s team
Competition days (8)	17 to 24 July 2025

Team TPE flying business class on route right now
Team Japan landed yesturday

 

[dewnyc]

I think I saw something about Kyoka Idesawa of Japan returning. Last time in 2023 in Chengdu, she beat both Qian Tianyi (WR 6 at the time) and He Zhuojia in the Women's Team final. In the Women's Singles final, she took Qian to 7 games. Qian won 4 gold medals there.

I saw on IG that MLTT player Kotomi Omoda will also be competing for Japan.

The USA team is led by Sid Naresh and Ved Sheth, both from University of California - Berkeley. Nikhil Kumar just graduated from there but didn't try out for this. The other 3 members of the US men's team all go to UCLA.
The women's team is led by Joanna Sung and Angie Tan of UCLA, and Angie's sister Emily. Joanna's sister Rachel won a bronze medal in WD last time with Amy Wang but I believe both decided not to compete this year.

 

[zeio]

大运会名单，省队这是稳了吧 (World University Games rosters. Provincial team [TPE] is a shoo-in?)
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9866496943

https://www.fisu.net/2025/07/13/watch-all-the-action-from-germany-live-on-fisu-tv/?event_type=23

https://www.fisu.net/app/uploads/2023/09/Regulations-for-the-Rhine-Ruhr-2025-FISU-Games-20240903.pdf

5.3 Participation
...
5.3.4 Nationality and age restriction

All athletes must satisfy the following conditions:

- be a national of the country they represent;
- be at least 18 and no older than 25 years of age on 31 December of the year of the event (i.e. born between 1
January 2000 and 31 December 2007). For 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball the age limit will be exceptionally
extended allowing athletes at least 18 and no older than 28 years of age on 31 December of the year of the
event (i.e. born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2007) to take part in it.

Athletes participating in FISU sport events must represent the same country as in their respective International
Federation events. Changes of sport nationality must follow respective IF rules.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Men's Teams SF now

FISU

The Home of University Sports.

www.fisu.tv

Women's Teams SF 17:55 - 20:00 (local time)

FISU

The Home of University Sports.

www.fisu.tv

 

[backspacer]

A shame they don't stream both tables.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Schedule for Sunday, July 20: https://rhineruhr2025.com/en/schedule#/h2h-sports-schedule/TTE/2025-07-20

Times appear to automatically adjust to your timezone.

 

[joshmak10]

Even though these Chinese youngsters are strong, Taiwan basically sent their main team bar LYJ. They should be favourites to win lots of medals

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Go go go college girls!

 

[joshmak10]

Has Sun Zheng been to WTT tournaments at all?

 

[backspacer]

Idesawa beats Yang Yiyun 3-0.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Omoda had game point in game 2, but she got too anxious. Actually had Wang Xiaotong on the ropes, but overhit a BH counter to the opposite corner. Match was winnable, but she needed to calm down and execute.

 

[backspacer]

Omoda had game point in game 2, but she got too anxious. Actually had Wang Xiaotong on the ropes, but overhit a BH counter. Match was winnable, but she needed to calm down and execute.

Also got faulted multiple times for hiding the contact with her head on serves.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

In case anyone wants to watch the livestream: https://www.fisu.tv/events/table-tennis-women-team-final

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Sakura Aoi has high quality serves, great anticipation, quick as a cat, but getting overpowered in extended rallies.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Whatever happens, Kyoka Idesawa has a certain tenacity to her game. She was down late in game 2, but pulls it off. Now up 2-0 over Wang Xiaotong. Hopeful, she can win this.

 

[dewnyc]

Idesawa winning 2 matches vs China in the team final again. This time both 3-0.
Omoda vs Yang Yiyun in the decider.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Another 3-0 victory for Kyoka Idesawa ! Up to Kotomi Omoda vs. Yang Yiyun now. Hope Kotomi got practice against choppers. She's gotta keep a cool head which hasn't always been the case.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Good opening game for Kotomi. Successful primarily attacking the middle, but mixing it in occasionally with attacking wide.

 

[dewnyc]

Yang saved a few game points but Omoda takes it to go up 2-0. 1 game to go for her and Japan.

 

[dewnyc]

Edge ball for Omoda on gold medal point. Congrats to Japan!
I believe the last time China didn’t win the women’s team event was in 2017 when the WUG was in Taipei, and they settled for a bronze with South Korea (with Jeon Jihee and Lee Eunhye) winning.