ITTF World Cup Macao: Sun Yingsha, Shin Yubin, Gauzy, Jia Nan Yuan, Szocs Advance; Félix Lebrun Out After Group Stage

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Updated Apr 16, 2025, 04:11 PM

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup Macao 2025 began on April 14 and runs through April 20, featuring 48 male and 48 female players from around the world. Early results saw Team China excel, with Huang Youzheng defeating Egypt's Elbeiali Mohamed 4-0, and world No. 1 Lin Shidong sweeping Australia's Bae Hwan 4-0 in the men's singles group stage. In the women's singles, South Korea's Shin Yubin, ranked 10th in the world, advanced to the round of 16 after two consecutive group wins: 3-1 over Amy Wang (USA) and 4-0 over Elizabeta Samara (Romania). Defending champion and world No. 1 Sun Yingsha of China also progressed, defeating Canada's Zhang Mo 4-0. For France, Simon Gauzy and Jia Nan Yuan advanced to the round of 16. Jia Nan Yuan notably defeated world No. 3 Wang Yidi in the group stage. Félix Lebrun was eliminated in the group stage: he won his opening match against Anders Lind (Denmark) 3-1 (11-6, 6-11, 15-13, 11-7) but was held to a draw by Taiwan's Yi-Hsin Feng (9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7). Despite leading by two sets, Lebrun lost on points difference and finished second in his group. Romania's Bernadette Szocs qualified for the main draw after winning both her preliminary group matches 4-0, defeating Australia's Constantina Psihogios (11-6, 11-1, 12-10, 11-3) and India's Sreeja Akula (11-8, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8). Elizabeta Samara, also of Romania, finished second in her group after a win over Amy Wang and a loss to Shin Yubin. Other notable group stage results include Lin Gaoyuan of China, who won 3-1 against Romania's Ovidiu Ionescu, and Japan's Shunsuke Togami, who defeated Ionescu 4-0. Lin Gaoyuan's next opponent is Shunsuke Togami.

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Félix LeBrun was eliminated from the Table Tennis World Cup in Macau. He conceded a draw against Taiwanese Yi-Hsin Fen after leading 2 sets to 0. ➡️ https://t.co/Ys4pV9k2q0 https://t.co/ksnfweWQQf