17-year-old Chinese Taipei teenager Ye Yitian defeated the world's No. 23 South Korean female player Zhu Qianxi 3:1 in the early morning of the 10th Beijing time in the women's singles round of the 2025 WTT Doha Star Challenge, creating the most significant victory of her career, and the round of 16 will face the 20-year-old national table tennis rookie Kuo Man.

17-year-old Ye Yitian defeated South Korean star Zhu Qianxi and advanced to the top 16 of women's singles

Ye Yitian, ranked 189 in the world, led by coach Zhuang Zhiyuan, went all the way from the qualifying round to the main event, and also defeated the Thai good player Savita But, who is ranked 63 in the world, 3:1 in the first round.

In the round of 32, against Zhu Qianxi, who transferred from China to South Korea, Ye Yitian was fearless, frequently served and attacked, leading all the way after the start of 5:2, and taking the lead 11:7. In the second game, Zhu Qianxi launched a rush attack, and Ye Yitian made many unnecessary mistakes, and quickly conceded 5:11.

In the key 3rd game, Ye Yitian suddenly encountered turbulence and lost 7 points under the 2:0 lead, and he was about to lose again, but when he fell behind 4:8, Zhuang Zhiyuan helped Ye Yitian win a key edge ball, and the situation also changed subtly, Ye Yitian chased 8:9 first, and then Zhu Qianxi stole the long ball and took the lead in forcing out the game point, but Ye Yitian did not panic, and after resolving two game points in a row, he scored 4 points in a row, and came back from 12:10.

The fourth game was also dramatic, Ye Yitian overcame the 2:5 deficit in the opening game, scored 4 points in a row to overtake 6:5, and forced the opponent to call a timeout. After resuming the game, Zhu Qianxi came back to his senses and took the lead again 9:7; But Ye Yitian showed a super heart, scored 3 points in a row at the decisive moment, and took the lead in forcing the end of the game at 10:9, although Zhu Qianxi relied on the serve to chase 10 draws, Ye Yitian was bold, and finally received the serve and won this important victory with a sharp sideways forehand attack.

Kuo Man, ranked 44th in the world, defeated Huang Yihua in straight games in the first round, and defeated the world's No. 7 Japanese star Satsuki Oto 3:2 in the second round to enter the round of 16. World No. 6 Zhang Benmeihe lost two games in a row with a 2:1 lead in the number of games, and was reversed by the world's No. 47 Thai female player Pallan 2:3, missing the opportunity to advance to the round of 16, breaking out the biggest upset of the day.