World No. 1 Lin, Sun advance to knockout stage at ITTF World Cup

MACAO, China, April 16 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Lin Shidong, Sun Yingsha, and 14 other table tennis players advanced to the round of 16 at the ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup Macao 2025 on Wednesday.

On the men's side, Lin upset Poland's Milosz Redzimski 3-1. Olympic gold medalist Wang Chuqin made a strong statement with a 4-0 victory against Tomislav Pucar of Croatia.

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