From the defeat in the World Cup to the first men's singles championship in the three major competitions, Wang Chuqin wanted to vent his anger for the national table tennis men's team

On the 25th local time, in the men's singles final of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships held in Doha, Chinese player Wang Chuqin made a major breakthrough in his career, defeating Brazilian player Hugo 4:1 and winning the singles championship of the three major tournaments for the first time.The victory was not only a major breakthrough for Wang's career, but also a continuation of the Chinese table tennis team's dominance in the men's singles event at the World Table Tennis Championships, which has won 11 consecutive titles since 2011.

Wang Chuqin defeated Hugo in the men's singles final to win the championship

In the men's singles final on the same day, Wang Chuqin faced Hugo, the winner of the new World Cup. In the World Cup in April, Wang Chuqin was defeated by Qatar Yunnu, losing 3:4 in the semifinals. In the final of this World Championships, the two were very close in the first game, leading each other, when Wang Chuqin led 7:5, Qatar Yunnu scored 5 points in a row to reverse 10:7, but Wang Chuqin stabilized his position in time and scored 5 points in a row to take the lead at 12:10.

In the second game, Wang Chuqin had an obvious advantage and won 11:3, but Hugo responded with 11:4 in the first game and chased it to 1:2. After that, Wang Chuqin won 11:2 and 11:7 in a row, and defeated Hugo 4:1 to win the cup.

Winning the singles championship of the three major competitions (Olympics, World Championships and World Cup) for the first time, Wang Chuqin said after the game: "Hugo's recent state and momentum are very good, he is playing at the moment, and he has been criticized, including his own questioning, because the results of the three major competitions are not good, and he is holding back his strength in his heart, and he wants to prove himself, as a left-hander, as a national table tennis player, when everyone questions the men's team, I want to breathe a sigh for the men's team." ”

At the World Table Tennis Championships held in Doha, Wang Chuqin defeated Hugo in the men's singles final to win the championship

Carrying national expectations, from missing the World Cup to winning the World Championships, 25-year-old Wang Chuqin said that it is not easy to be the leader of the Chinese table tennis team, he said: "Now every game feels like walking on thin ice, which is very difficult, so I understand how difficult it was for Brother Long (Ma Long) and Brother Dong (Fan Zhendong) at that time." As I grew older, I gradually felt that not everyone could carry this burden. ”

It is worth mentioning that the opponent Hugo has been in excellent form this season, first defeating Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong in the Macau World Cup to win the championship in a row, becoming the first South American player to win the world championship. This World Table Tennis Championships once again reached the finals, rewriting the history of South American table tennis.

At the World Table Tennis Championships held in Doha, Wang Chuqin defeated Hugo in the men's singles final to win the championship

According to the official Olympic website, Wang Chuqin was able to withstand the impact of his opponent and complete revenge, which is even more golden. This victory is his response to past defeats and a powerful response to the outside world's doubts.