Top-seed Sun cruises into last 16 at TT worlds

Top-seeded Chinese Sun Yingsha defeated France's Charlotte Lutz in straight sets to reach the women's singles last 16 at the World Table Tennis Championships on Wednesday.

Sun Yingsha serves during the women's singles round of 32 match between Sun Yingsha of China and Charlotte Lutz of France at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

"Go go Shasha!" rooted for by a loud crowd, the 24-year-old superstar clinched an 11-4, 11-6, 11-6, 11-1 victory over the 20-year-old and world No. 92.

"This was our first meeting, and I had studied her match videos," said Sun after a 29-minute match. "She is young and promising."

Sun will next play against South Korea's Shin Yu-bin, who advanced over Italy's Gaia Monfardini in a score of 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 14-12, 16-14.