A wild night at WTT! Chinese women's singles sweep the semifinals, Lin Shidong/Kuai Man win the mixed doubles title, aiming for 2 more crowns tonight

On August 23rd Beijing time, the WTT Sweden Grand Slam wrapped up another day of fierce contests, delivering an electrifying evening. The Chinese team showed outstanding performance, with the women's singles clinching all semifinal places ahead of schedule, Lin Shidong and Kuai Man winning the mixed doubles crown, and both men's and women's doubles reaching the final round. Tonight, they aim to secure two additional championships in men's and women's doubles!

In this tournament, nine Chinese players competed in the women's singles, and overall their performance was acceptable. By the round of 16, four players had advanced. However, the quarterfinals posed a tough challenge. Sun Yingsha dominated Mima Ito with a crushing 4-1 victory, extending her winning streak against Ito to 11 matches. Rising star Chen Yi maintained her recent steady form, defeating veteran Winter 4-1 with her unique style, showing growing maturity. Shi Xunyao unleashed full power to sweep Japanese newcomer Oto Satsuki 4-0. Meanwhile, Wang Manyu, struggling with form, faced the tricky defensive player Hashimoto Honoka and endured a tough battle lasting over an hour, eventually winning 4-2, securing the Chinese women's singles a full semifinal lineup!

In men's singles, six players represented China but results were disappointing, with only Lin Shidong reaching the last 16. Despite juggling multiple events, he advanced steadily. In the quarterfinals, he decisively avenged a previous loss by beating Qiu Dang 4-0. With top contenders Harimoto Tomokazu and Hugo unexpectedly eliminated, Lin Shidong now has a great opportunity to claim the championship, making his title bid very promising!

In mixed doubles, the young pair Lin Shidong and Kuai Man, whom China is focusing on developing, continued their impressive form by sweeping the Korean duo Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin 3-0 in the semifinals, securing the first title for China in this event—truly a cause for celebration. On the women's doubles court, the star pair Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu were equally unstoppable, winning 3-0 over Kim Na-young and Ryu Hanna to reach the finals. In men's doubles, Lin Shidong and Huang Youzheng also cruised to the final with a commanding 3-0 victory against Guo Yong and Feng Yao'en!

Tonight, the Chinese team will go all out to claim the men's and women's doubles titles, while also pushing for spots in the men's and women's singles finals. The women's singles finalists have already been decided. The detailed schedule is shown above. Our goal is to strive for a clean sweep of all five titles. Let's go!

Written by / Sports Novel