Fan Zhendong of China reacts during the men's singles finals match against Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan at the 2021 World Table Tennis (WTT) Cup Finals in Singapore's OCBC Arena on Dec. 7, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
10 Chinese paddlers have been confirmed to compete at the Chengdu 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals.
BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) on Sunday announced the Chinese team's list for the upcoming Chengdu 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals.
The Chinese men's team is composed of Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun and Wang Chuqin, who have directly secured their spots through world rankings, and Lin Gaoyuan, winner of the team selection competition.
China's Sun Yingsha competes during the women's singles quarterfinal match against Doo Hoi Kem of Hong Kong, China at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions European Summer Series 2022 in Budapest, Hungary, July 21, 2022. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
On the women's side, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi are recruited into the team through their world rankings, while Chen Xingtong gets the ticket by claiming the title at the recently concluded WTT Contender Muscat.
The table tennis team worlds will be held in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province between September 30 and October 9. ■
