South Korean women's table tennis ace Shin Yubin passed the first hurdle at the 2025 WTT Championship in Chongqing. Shin Yubin defeated 18-year-old Hana Hussein Mohammed Goda (Egypt) 3-1 (12-10, 9-11, 12-10, 14-12) in the first round of women's singles (round of 32) held in Kyeong on the 13th to enter the round of 16.

Shin Yubin, ranked 10th in the world

World No. 10 Shen Yubin will compete with world No. 4 national table tennis player Chen Xingtong for a place in the women's singles quarterfinals. On the same day, Chen Xingtong defeated Chinese Taipei's first sister Zheng Yijing 3:1 and advanced to the top 16 of the WTT Chongqing Championship Women's Singles

Shin Yubin welcomed world No. 27 Goda in the round of 32, who caused a big upset by beating Chen Xingtong 3-1 in the round of 16 of last year's Montpellier Championship. In this battle, in the first game, the two sides fought to 10 draws, and finally Shen Yubin won 12-10 and took the lead. But after entering the second game, Goda won 11-9 with his characteristic aggressive style, and the victory or defeat of the game returned to square one.

Shin Yubin won the third game that became a watershed moment, and after taking a 10-7 lead, he lost three points in a row and was equalized by his opponent, but finally won 12-10 and turned the situation around. Shin Yubin fell behind 3-8 before the middle of the fourth game, and then she scored four consecutive points to chase the score to 7-8, and also equalized at 7-10 to win 14-12 and confirm her place in the round of 16.

In addition, the South Korean men's team "Big Brother" Lee Sang-so (world No. 40), who participated in the men's singles match of the 2025 WTT Championships in Chongqing, also defeated World No. 5 Calderano (Brazil) 3-1 to enter the round of 16.