On the evening of the 13th, at the WTT Finals, a major upset occurred as the Chinese national team’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha were defeated 0-3 by the Korean pair, finishing as runners-up.

On December 13th, Beijing time, the mixed doubles final of the WTT Hong Kong Finals kicked off between China’s Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha and Korea’s Lim Jonghoon/Shin Yubin. The match was dominated by Korea, as the Chinese pair lost all three sets 0-3, unexpectedly swept by the Korean team and losing the title, which was truly hard to accept!

For this tournament, China sent two pairs to compete in the mixed doubles final: the “Anime” pair and the Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha duo, both aiming for the championship. Both pairs reached the semifinals but suffered setbacks. The young and energetic Lin Shidong/Kuai Man surprisingly lost 1-3 after leading 1-0 to the Korean pair Lim Jonghoon/Shin Yubin, allowing their opponents to pull off an upset and reach the final. The final opponent was the Chinese world champion duo Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, who had a perfect winning record against the Korean pair before. Under normal circumstances, Wang and Sun had a very high chance to claim the title. However, an unexpected event occurred before the match: due to playing three matches in one day, Sun Yingsha got injured and had to withdraw from the women’s singles final. Now competing with injury to fight for the mixed doubles title introduced great uncertainty, giving the Korean pair a real chance to cause an upset!

As expected, Wang and Sun took an early lead, but the Korean pair launched a fierce counterattack, quickly leveling the score and then engaging in a tight battle that went down to crucial points. The Korean team took the first set 11-9. In the second set, Sun’s injury heavily affected their performance; they fell behind significantly at the start, then fought back to reduce the gap but still lost narrowly 8-11. In the third set, the Korean pair dominated the latter stages, unleashing a strong offensive to win 11-6, completing a 3-0 sweep over the Chinese team to claim the championship!

As a result, China suffered a shocking loss of the mixed doubles title, which was quite disappointing. However, considering Sun Yingsha’s injury, it was understandable—Wang Chuqin alone could not match the Korean pair. The fact that she managed to finish the match was already commendable. Next, the Chinese team will strive to secure the men’s and women’s singles titles!

Written by / Sports Novel