China's Sun Yingsha claims her first Asian Cup singles title

Sun Yingsha celebrates scoring during the women's singles final between Wang Manyu of China and Sun Yingsha of China at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Haikou 2026 table tennis tournament in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

HAIKOU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's Sun Yingsha clinched her first women's singles title at the Asian Cup table tennis tournament as she outlasted compatriot Wang Manyu 4-3 in the final here on Sunday.

It had been a see-saw game until the world top-ranked Sun took a 3-2 lead after winning the fifth game 11-7. Wang managed to take the sixth game 11-6, but Sun handled the pressure to seal the decider 13-11.

Also on Sunday, China's Kuai Man defeated Japan's Miwa Harimoto in five games (9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5, 11-7) to take the third place.