The 2025 World Table Tennis Championships shouted out Zhang Benmeihe, who won 3 golds, ended with a bronze, and Wang Manyu completed the double-line blocking

In a women's doubles semi-final of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha on the 24th local time, the Japanese combination Miwa Zhangmoto/Miyu Kihara lost 0-4 to the Chinese pair Wang Manyu/Kuaiman Wang Manke, missing the women's doubles seal for the Japanese table tennis after 58 years after the 1967 World Table Tennis Championships Sachiko Morisawa / Saeko Hirota.

Miwa Zhang (left) / Miyu Kihara can't hide her disappointment

In the first game, Miwa Zhangmoto/Miyu Kihara took the lead in the early stage, but they were reversed due to losing six points in a row and lost 8-11. In the second game, although the score was tight, it lost its combat effectiveness in the second half and sent the Chinese pair to the next city 6-11. The third game failed to change the situation, and he was eliminated without grabbing a single game.

The mixed doubles team of Miwa Zhang and Teruku Matsushima failed to win a medal after losing to Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha in the quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis Championships. In the singles quarterfinals on the 23rd, Zhang Benmeihe lost 0-4 to Wang Manyu and missed the medal. Japanese media said that although the World Table Tennis Championships was the first time to appear in a single event, Zhang Benmeihe aimed at the triple crown of this World Table Tennis Championships with the goal of "wanting a gold medal", but faced a grim reality.

Wang Manyu blocked Zhang Benmeihe in the women's singles and women's doubles at this World Table Tennis Championships

Fortunately, Miwa Zhang swept her opponent in the women's doubles with Miyu Kihara in 4 consecutive matches, won smoothly and entered the top 4, locking up a medal. The opponent for the women's doubles final is the Wang Manyu pair, who lost in the singles match. The Japanese media said that although the opportunity for revenge was ushered in early, tears were shed again. Miyu Kihara partnered with Miyu Nagasaki to participate in the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships in Durban and also won the bronze medal in women's doubles.