Hugo proved that the success of the World Cup is not accidental, and what will happen to Wang Chuqin in the final of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships

In a men's singles semifinal of the 2025 Doha World Table Tennis Championships on the 24th local time, Brazilian player Hugo Calderano defeated Chinese star Liang Jingkun 4-3, making history again! Just a month ago, at the 2025 Macau Table Tennis World Cup, Hugo defeated Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong in succession to reach the top, becoming the first South American player in history to win the World Cup singles title, proving that his success in the World Cup is not accidental.

Brazil's Hugo Calderano

Coming to the World Table Tennis Championships, Hugo still maintained a good state. He defeated South Korea's Ahn Jae-hyun 4-1 in the quarterfinals to become the first Brazilian athlete in history to win a singles medal at the World Table Tennis Championships. In the semifinals, he defeated Liang Jingkun again and became the first player in Brazilian history to advance to the men's singles final of the World Table Tennis Championships. This is also Liang Jingkun's fourth consecutive World Table Tennis Championships (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) to stop in the top 4, and won a total of 4 men's singles bronze medals.

Hugo said after the race: "It was a crazy game. When I was 3-0 down in the final game, I felt a surge of energy in my body and I was almost sure that I was going to win. I don't know where that confidence comes from, but I found a way to deal with it and I played better and better. ”

Hugo defeated Wang Chuqin in the World Cup. In the men's singles final, Hugo will attack Wang Chuqin. Wang Chuqin defeated Sweden's Moregard 4-1 in the other semi-final and advanced to the men's singles final of the World Table Tennis Championships for the second time in a row. In the men's singles semifinals of the Macau World Cup a month ago, Hugo defeated Wang Chuqin 4-3 to advance to the final and finally won the championship. This time in Doha, will Hugo be able to achieve a double kill of Wang Chuqin? The final result was that Wang Chuqin avenged Hugo 4-1 and completed the World Table Tennis Championships. In addition, while helping the national table tennis to complete the men's singles 11 consecutive championships, Wang Chuqin personally unlocked the first championship of the world's three major championships.