Sun Yingsha (top) hits a return during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
DOHA, May 25 (Xinhua) — Defending champion and world No. 1 Sun Yingsha defeated second-ranked Wang Manyu 4-3 to retain her women’s singles title at the World Table Tennis Championships on Sunday, adding to the mixed doubles crown she had claimed earlier in the tournament.
Roared on by a lively crowd, Sun prevailed over the 2021 world champion in a thrilling final, winning 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-7 in 88 minutes.
China’s Chen Xingtong and Japan’s Mima Ito claimed bronze medals after falling in the semifinals. ■
Sun Yingsha celebrates after winning the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Sun Yingsha (L) reacts during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Sun Yingsha (R) hits a return during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/He Changshan)
Sun Yingsha serves during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Sun Yingsha (L) serves during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Wang Manyu celebrates scoring during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Sun Yingsha reacts during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Sun Yingsha reacts during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Wang Manyu reacts during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Sun Yingsha hits a return during the women’s singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
