Wang Chuqin finally won the championship for the first time in the three major competitions, and he said that it was as if the knot in his heart that had been untied for many years

"It's as if the knot in my heart for many years has been untied." China's world No. 2 men's singles "big head" Wang Chuqin defeated Brazil's World Cup champion Hugo 4-1 (12-10, 11-3, 4-11, 11-2, 11-7) in the men's singles final of the 2025 Doha World Table Tennis Championships on the 25th local time. This is the 25-year-old Wang Chuqin's first gold medal in three major tournaments (Olympics, World Table Tennis Championships and World Cup) after losing the men's singles at last year's Paris Olympics and the Macau Table Tennis World Cup in April this year.

Wang Chuqin (left) celebrates his victory with a long roar in the men's singles final after defeating Hugo

The first left-handed men's singles champion at the World Table Tennis Championships. Wang Chuqin also achieved revenge in the semi-finals and finals, he defeated Hugo and Sweden's Moregard in succession, Hugo eliminated Wang Chuqin in the men's singles quarterfinals of the Macau World Cup earlier, and Moregard eliminated Wang Chuqin in the men's singles round of the Paris Olympics. Wang Chuqin also became the first left-handed men's singles champion at the World Table Tennis Championships, and also achieved 11 consecutive men's singles championships for China. In an interview after the game, he said, "It was as if the knot in my heart had been untied for many years."

Wang Chuqin made no secret of the pressure brought by the outside world. "He (Hugo) has been in good form and momentum lately, and he is playing this game with the mentality of a challenger. I have been criticized and controversial before, including external public opinion and my own doubts about myself, in fact, it is all because of the results of the three major competitions. Obviously, Wang Chuqin is holding back his strength, and he does not hide that he has felt the pressure brought by the outside world in the past, "I will be affected by the sound of the outside world before, and I have been holding back my strength in my heart, I want to prove myself, whether it is a left-handed person or a national athlete, when everyone questions the table tennis men's team, I want to breathe a sigh for the men's team." ”

Wang Chuqin finally won the championship for the first time in the three major competitions, and he said that it was as if the knot in his heart that had been untied for many years

Sun Yingsha defends the women's singles title. In the women's singles final, which staged the drama of the Chinese civil war, the world's No. 1 sister Sun Yingsha fought in 7 games to defend the world championship title, narrowly defeating teammate and 2021 champion Wang Manyu 4-3 (11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-7). At the same time, China has continued to win the women's singles championship and runner-up in 16 consecutive World Table Tennis Championships since the Tianjin Games in 1995.

In addition, the "Shatou Combination" composed of Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha also defeated the Japanese pair Yoshimura Maharu and Satsuki Oto 3-1 (11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8) in the mixed doubles final, achieving the third consecutive mixed doubles championship.

Sun Yingsha successfully defended the women's singles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships

Japan's men's doubles ended a 64-year world title drought. In the Men's Doubles final, Japan's Daito Shinozuka and Hayasuke Togami defeated Chinese Taipei's Ko Chengrui and Lin Yunru 3-2 (6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6). Shinozuka Oden and Hayasuke Togami ended a 64-year World Table Tennis Championships title drought for Japan, with the country's last men's doubles title being Hoshino Shinya and Koji Kimura at the 1961 Games.

China's Wang Manyu and Kuo Man won the Women's Doubles final 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-5) over Austria's Polkanova and Romania's Szos. China has occupied the women's doubles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships for many years, and this time it has been 19 consecutive championships, and the last time it lost the championship was back in 1987.