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

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

Sat, 11th Apr 2026
11:00 T1 MS QF Hiroto SHINOZUKA(JPN) - WEN Ruibo(CHN)
11:00 T2 WS QF Hitomi SATO(JPN) - ZHU Ziyu(CHN)
11:00 T3 WS QF Satsuki ODO(JPN) - Sakura YOKOI(JPN)
11:35 T1 WS QF QIN Yuxuan(CHN) - SHI Xunyao(CHN)
11:35 T2 MS QF Kristian KARLSSON(SWE) - Tomislav PUCAR(CRO)
11:35 T3 MS QF Yukiya UDA(JPN) - Maharu YOSHIMURA(JPN)
12:10 T1 MS QF Yuhi SAKAI(JPN) - LI Tianyang(CHN)
12:45 T1 WS QF Honoka HASHIMOTO(JPN) - Miu HIRANO(JPN)
13:20 T1 WD SF SU(HKG)/WONG(HKG) - SHI(CHN)/HAN(CHN)
13:20 T2 WD SF DOO(HKG)/NG(HKG) - SHIBATA(JPN)/TAKAMORI(JPN)
13:20 T3 MD SF LI(CHN)/WEN(CHN) - YOSHIMURA(JPN)/YOSHIMURA(JPN)
13:55 T1 MD SF LIN(CHN)/HUANG(CHN) - CHEN(CHN)/XIANG(CHN)
17:00 T1 WS SF -
17:35 T1 MS SF -
18:10 T1 WS SF -
18:45 T1 MS SF -

 

[NextLevel]

Wen-Shinozuka ... game 1 fooled us into thinking we had a match coming....

 

[NextLevel]

Weather forecast: Expedite coming.... 99% probability....

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Forecast was correct but the matchup was disappointing - Sato knows how to play defenders lol... probably from ancient practice with Hashimoto...

 

[Janard]

Li Tianyang is such an intriguing player.

 

[NextLevel]

Li Tianyang is such an intriguing player.

Uda - out, Sahai - out, Shinozuka - out, Yoshimura.: (I sent Uda home so life goes on....)

 

[andymagata]

Li Tianyang is such an intriguing player.

with a bit of confidence, he does it all! The way he uses his wrist!

 

[NextLevel]

Hirano looking fit again - sharper than the last event. which is good for her.

 

[KiwiPong]

Hirano looking fit again - sharper than the last event. which is good for her.

I did notice how strong her legs are looking. However, Hashimoto’s various spin changing chops are really giving her trouble!

 

[NextLevel]

I did notice how strong her legs are looking. However, Hashimoto’s various spin changing chops are really giving her trouble!

The first 6 points of a match can be so deceptive lol....

 

[zeio]

So nice of Hirano to give way (conserve energy) to her teammate after finishing her job - win-win that doesn't exist in the dictionary of Ito and Hayata.

1 HKG pairs took out 2 JPN pairs. Whut?!

WS QF
Hashimoto (3)(WC) 3-0 Hirano (6, 1, 6)
WD SF
DHK/Ng Wing Lam (3) 3-1 Shibata/Takamori (7, 8, -7, 11)

 

[driversbeat]

So nice of Hirano to give way (conserve energy) to her teammate after finishing her job - win-win that doesn't exist in the dictionary of Ito and Hayata.

1 HKG pairs took out 2 JPN pairs. Whut?!

WS QF
Hashimoto (3)(WC) 3-0 Hirano (6, 1, 6)
WD SF
DHK/Ng Wing Lam (3) 3-1 Shibata/Takamori (7, 8, -7, 11)

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[zeio]

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In case you haven't had the chance to read the Table Tennis Kingdom talk between Mizutani and Hirano, Mizutani asked Hirano if the current situation of the WT is a good thing, where the NT members don't train together but rather form their own team (like what I told Nextlevel, sharing my real experience), how they would perform better on the world stage by working together since they can beat each other at home (this goes back to what I told pongfugrasshopper a few years ago at MyTT that it didn't matter who the top 3 were in Japan), and Hirano said that she is the one who trains relatively more with other players and how it's complicated among WT members but agreed how they would be closer to the gold medal if they could train together more but the reality remains that everyone is conscious of striking the balance point between knowing each other well and getting "familiarized".

水谷隼x平野美宇 对谈 （机翻节选） 贤二痛哭中，水谷... http://xhslink.com/o/2Czq8svfowi
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水谷隼＆平野美宇の本音トーク「あ、水谷さん、これから本気モードなんだ、と思ってました（笑）」　
https://plus.world-tt.com/2025/05/21/水谷隼＆平野美宇の本音トーク「あ、水谷さん、-2/
水谷隼＆平野美宇の本音トーク・後編「オリンピックは緊張しますが、その緊張感が楽しいんです」（平野）
https://plus.world-tt.com/2025/07/12/水谷隼＆平野美宇の本音トーク・後編「オリンピ/

This was how the HKG WT was as well a decade ago and Li Ching even wrote an article on that after assuming the head coach position and needless to say, there was a bunch of naysayers when I pointed that out at HKTTF.

So please, stop wasting my time with this kind of shit post. Some of you folks should go find a mirror and look into it. 冇鏡咪屙篤尿照下自己囉。

 

[NextLevel]

In case you haven't had the chance to read the Table Tennis Kingdom talk between Mizutani and Hirano, Mizutani asked Hirano if the current situation of the WT is a good thing, where the NT members don't train together but rather form their own team (like what I told Nextlevel, sharing my real experience), how they would perform better on the world stage by working together since they can beat each other at home (this goes back to what I told pongfugrasshopper a few years ago at MyTT that it didn't matter who the top 3 were in Japan), and Hirano said that she is the one who trains relatively more with other players and how it's complicated among WT members but agreed how they would be closer to the gold medal if they could train together more but the reality remains that everyone is conscious of striking the balance point between knowing each other well and getting "familiarized".

水谷隼x平野美宇 对谈 （机翻节选） 贤二痛哭中，水谷... http://xhslink.com/o/2Czq8svfowi
Copy and open rednote to view the note

This was how the HKG WT was as well a decade ago and Li Ching even wrote an article on that after assuming the head coach position and needless to say, there was a bunch of naysayers when I pointed that out at HKTTF.

So please, stop wasting my time with this kind of shit post. Some of you folks should go find a mirror and look into it. 冇鏡咪屙篤尿照下自己囉。

Remind us how your real experience counseling a teammate with Hina Hayata's wrist injury panned out and how it entitled you to tell Hayata all kinds of things about the risks she should take and how since then, she took your advice, didnt win the bronze medal and recovered to play again at her old level with no medal... all thanks to taking your advice...

You really can't get out of your own way. Hirano lost, you need more than that article to argue that Hashimoto who is on the national team (and Hirano who currently is not) and doesnt like training with women made some unstated agreemenr with Hirano....

 

[Janard]

May we see Hashimoto Vs Sato in the finals please.

 

[joshmak10]

May we see Hashimoto Vs Sato in the finals please.

Hard to say. Odo has been good against Honoka as of late

 

[zeio]

Hashimoto didn't even try... LOL

Not unlike WMY at WTT CS Chongqing 2026, Hashimoto is probably trying to recuperate from her injury as much as possible ahead of WTTC 2026.

WS SF
Odo (1) 3-0 Hashimoto (3)(WC) (3, 3, 2)

So nice of Hirano to give way (conserve energy) to her teammate after finishing her job - win-win that doesn't exist in the dictionary of Ito and Hayata.

1 HKG pairs took out 2 JPN pairs. Whut?!

WS QF
Hashimoto (3)(WC) 3-0 Hirano (6, 1, 6)
WD SF
DHK/Ng Wing Lam (3) 3-1 Shibata/Takamori (7, 8, -7, 11)

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Just wondering... does winning at 3,3,2 count as conserving energy?

 

[NextLevel]

Just wondering... does winning at 3,3,2 count as conserving energy?

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It is a normal result between these players, Odo has gotten to Mima Ito levels against choppers and Hashimoto in particular.

 

[zeio]

So this is what Mizutani meant when players post about their wins on social media.

Just 5 hours after posting on her Instagram her win over Hirano with an applause emoticon, Hashimoto posted her loss at the hands of Odo with a crying emoticon and an apology for that score to her supporters... LOL

https://weibo.com/6040160273/QAkFuzyTn

 

[NextLevel]

So this is what Mizutani meant when players post about their wins on social media.

Just 5 hours after posting on her Instagram her win over Hirano with an applause emoticon, Hashimoto posted her loss at the hands of Odo with a crying emoticon and an apology for that score to her supporters... LOL

https://weibo.com/6040160273/QAkFuzyTn

Maybe if Hirano hadn't relaxed against Hashimoto as your expert insight noticed, then Hashimoto might have been better prepared to face Odo. I guess Hirano needed to call Odo to the meeting...