In the women's singles round of 16 at the 2026 Table Tennis World Cup, Chinese players secured two crucial wins over Japan in high-profile China-Japan clashes. Meanwhile, Sun Yingsha defeated her younger teammate Kuai Man to book her place in the quarterfinals.
In the first China-Japan showdown, Wang Manyu swept past Japan's Mima Ito 4-0 to advance strongly to the last eight. In the other match against Japan, Wang Yidi beat Japan's Miwa Harimoto 4-1.
Kuai Man had defeated Sun Yingsha 4-2 in the women's singles quarterfinals of the WTT Champions Chongqing this March. In their rematch one month later, Sun Yingsha edged Kuai Man 4-2 to claim victory.
