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Chinese paddler Lin Shidong overcame the demands of playing three matches in one day to advance in the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash on Wednesday.
Lin had little difficulty in defeating Feng Yi-hsin of Chinese Taipei 11-8, 11-4, 11-8. The world No. 1 was joined in the last 16 by teammate Xiang Peng, who beat Indian qualifier Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in four games.
Lin Shidong returns the ball during the men's singles second round match against Feng Yi-hsin at the World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash in Las Vegas on July 9, 2025. (Photo courtesy of WTT)
Third seed Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan was pushed to the limit in a five-game battle but prevailed over Nigerian ace Quadri Aruna, winning 11-1, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5. However, Sweden's fifth seed Truls Moregard was eliminated after a full-distance loss to Japan's Yuta Tanaka.
In doubles action, Lin teamed up with Huang Youzheng to reach the men's quarterfinals by defeating American brothers Sid and Nandan Naresh in straight games. They will next face fellow Chinese duo Wang Chuqin and Liang Jingkun.
Lin also partnered with Kuai Man in mixed doubles, cruising into the semifinals with a 3-0 win over Brazil's Guilherme Teodoro and Giulia Takahashi.
In women's singles, China's Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi delivered solid performances. Second seed Wang Manyu overcame South Korea's Lee Eun-hye 11-4, 11-9, 11-9, while fourth seed Wang Yidi dispatched Portuguese veteran Fu Yu 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-6.
"I kept patient and was focused on my own game when facing crucial points," said Wang Manyu.
Wildcard Xu Yi was unable to join them in the last 16, falling to German veteran Han Ying 9-11, 7-11, 9-11.
Elsewhere, Japan's Mima Ito and Satsuki Odo, along with South Korea's Shin Yu-bin, all advanced with straight-game victories.
Also on Wednesday, Chinese women's pairs Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, and Wang Yidi and Kuai Man, progressed to the quarterfinals in doubles.
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