China Defeats Japan 3–2 to Reach Men's Team Final at Asian Table Tennis Championships

China advanced to the men’s team final at the 2025 ITTF-ATTU Asian Team Championships after a 3–2 comeback victory over Japan in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Trailing 0–2, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong fought back to win three consecutive matches, sealing the hard-fought win after five intense games.

 

Match Results (Five Matches, 25 Games):

Liang Jingkun lost to Harimoto Tomokazu 2–3 (10–12, 13–11, 11–13, 11–9, 9–11)

Wang Chuqin lost to Sora Matsushima 2–3 (11–8, 4–11, 10–12, 11–9, 7–11)

Lin Shidong defeated Hiroto Shinozuka 3–2 (12–14, 11–2, 11–5, 10–12, 11–6)

Wang Chuqin defeated Harimoto Tomokazu 3–2 (8–11, 11–1, 11–9, 13–15, 11–8)

Liang Jingkun defeated Sora Matsushima 3–2 (8–11, 13–11, 11–13, 11–4, 11–3)

(Photo by CCTV)

By Wang Xinyuan, Wang Ziyuan and Ye Baolu(intern) / China Youth Daily