No titles for the CNT at SC Ljubljana. MD was there last chance but Togami/Shinozuka take it 3-2,11-5. Harimoto/Hayata take the WD title over Japanese compatriots Odo/Yokoi.
Do you think they've cared about SCT/CT held outside of China since 2024?
The likes of LSD and KM were probably told to participate as a form of "punishment" (not unlike all the underachievers at WTTC 2026 in search of confidence like I touched upon above) when they should be resting after a major as I pointed out back in late 2024.
Why don't the top chinese players play in star contenders anymore?
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...-in-star-contenders-anymore.38045/post-542097
两场全国比赛未能如期开打！国乒选手休整时间延长
https://sports.sina.cn/others/2026-05-27/detail-inhziqxq9311191.d.html?vt=4
对于国家队选手来说，两站全国比赛的延期举行，给了他们更多的休整时间。上半年，国家队选手连续参加了包括海口亚洲杯、WTT新加坡大满贯、重庆冠军赛、澳门单打世界杯、伦敦团体世乒赛在内的多站比赛。伦敦团体世乒赛于北京时间5月11日结束，国乒包揽男、女团冠军，不过不管是参赛选手还是陪练选手在比赛结束之后都需要进行休整，全锦赛的延期就给了他们更多的休息时间。
(For national team athletes, the postponement of the two national competitions has given them more time to rest. In the first half of the year, national team athletes participated in a series of competitions, including the
Haikou Asian Cup, the WTT Singapore Grand Smash, the Chongqing Champions, the Macau Singles World Cup, and the London World Team Table Tennis Championships. The London World Team Table Tennis Championships concluded on May 11th (Beijing time), with the Chinese team sweeping both the men's and women's team titles.
However, both participating athletes and sparring partners need rest after competitions, and the postponement of the National Championships has provided them with more time to recover.)
