World No. 1 Sun crashes out of WTT China Smash second round

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-10-07

BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Home favorite Sun Yingsha suffered a second-round exit after a 3-1 loss to Thailand's Orawan Paranang at the 2026 WTT China Smash on Wednesday. World No. 1 Sun, who had beaten Paranang 4-0 in the round of 16 at the 2026 Asian Games, took the opening game 11-8 before the Thai leveled the match with an 11-4 win in the second. Trailing 10-8 in the third, Sun saved two game points before eventually losing 12-10. She......

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