The list of the 2025 Doha World Table Tennis Championships Hong Kong, China team has been released, and Huang Zhenting's men's doubles partner has become a highlight

The 2025 Doha World Table Tennis Championships will start on the 17th, and the Hong Kong, China team (hereinafter referred to as the Hong Kong team) will send many young players to participate in this year's competition, among which the 20-year-old male player Chen Haohua has defeated Japan's Tomokazu Zhangmoto and is regarded as a potential successor to Wong Chun-ting.

Huang Zhenting partnered with Chen Haohua (left) in the men's doubles at this World Championships.

Hong Kong table tennis is slowly entering the stage of alternating between the old and the new, and the main player of the men's team, Huang Zhenting, is 33 years old; After the women's team faded out of Li Haoqing, Du Hoiqin, Zhu Chengzhu and Lin Yinuo all entered the age of 28, and the Hong Kong team sent several young players to participate in this World Championships, hoping to let them learn more experience.

Head coach Li Jing pointed out that the Hong Kong team is based on the old and the new, and the deployment around the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is "(the new generation) has not kept up with the rhythm of the predecessors, but it has been closer, but in large-scale events, it emphasizes comprehensive ability, and it is not good technology to win." ”

The Hong Kong men's team competing in the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships

He specifically mentioned the 20-year-old rising star of the men's team, Chen Haohua, described Chen as "very high", and believed that Chen and Huang Zhenting played in men's doubles and Zhu Chengzhu in mixed doubles, which are worth looking forward to. "He (Chen Haohua) can play with Ah Ting with his left hand, and I hope he can take Ah Ting to play. He is also a little frivolous and courageous, hoping to neutralize with the mature Zhu Chengzhu. ”

Chen Zhu was paired in the first round against fourth seeds Shin Yu Bin/Lim Jong Hoon of South Korea, and Li Jing felt that the result was full of unknowns, "The sooner you play, the better, everyone has not warmed up in the first match, I have a little bit of confidence, they are cold horses (dark horses)." ”

The Hong Kong women's team competing in the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships

Huang Zhenting also praised Chen Haohua for his potential and speed, but he lacks explosiveness and board quality, and still needs time to learn from experience, "I hope to create a new spark in doubles, and also inspire him, improve his ability, and let him rise in the rankings." ”

As for whether Chen Haohua can take over, Huang Zhenting believes that it depends on how hard the opponent works, "I don't have too much time left (to play), and I want young players to take over as soon as possible, rather than until I can't play or retire (take over), if I take over in this way, it will not be good for him and the Hong Kong team." ”

Chan Ho-wah, currently ranked 85th in the world, behind Wong Chun-ting (50th) in the Hong Kong squad, and he set a personal best fifth in men's singles at last year's Asian Championships (quarter-finals), better than Wong Chun-ting and even Leung Ching-kun of national table tennis. He agreed with Wong Chun-ting's words, "Competitive sports do not rely on people, but rely on their own strength to fight for position, giving way means that I do not have the strength to impact others, I will work harder, I hope to stand on the podium with him when he (Wong Chun-ting) is a fighter." ”

It is worth mentioning that in last year's Asian Championships men's team ranking match against Japan, Chen Haohua took the lead for the Hong Kong team and unexpectedly defeated Japanese star Tomokazu Zhang Motomo 3:1 in the number of rounds. He believes that this is an affirmation of his personal strength, which makes him more confident to face every strong opponent, "I am still not comprehensive enough in thinking, but fortunately Artin taught me to adjust, and this year's goal is to reach the top 50 in the men's singles ranking, and the goal is to win the top eight in men's singles and men's doubles." ”

The Hong Kong team to compete in the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships is as follows:

Coaching team: Li Jing, Liu Guodong, Jiang Tianyi, Gao Lize, Zhang Rui, Liang Zhuen
Men's Singles: Huang Zhenting, Chen Haohua, Lin Zhaoheng
Men's Doubles: Wong Chun-ting/Chan Ho-wah, Kwan Man-ho/Yiu Kwan Tao
Women's Singles: Du Kaiqin, Zhu Chengzhu, Wu Yonglin, Lin Yinuo
Women's Doubles: Zhu Chengzhu/Ng Wing Lam, Jiang Zhilin/Li Kaimin
Mixed Doubles: Wong Chun-ting/To Hoi-king, Chan Ho-wah/Chu Chengzhu