Sun Yingsha Makes History: First Player to Win Three Consecutive Table Tennis World Cup Titles
A New Chapter in Table Tennis History
China's Sun Yingsha defeated Wang Manyu 4-1 to win the 2026 ITTF Singles World Cup women's title in Macau, becoming the first player ever to win three consecutive World Cup championships.
The Match
Final score (Sun Yingsha leading): 11-9, 11-8, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7.
The victory was hard-fought, with the third game particularly tense at 13-11. Wang Manyu pushed back in the fourth game, but Sun Yingsha closed out the match decisively.
The Achievement
Sun Yingsha's three-peat is unprecedented in women's singles World Cup history:
- 2024 — World Cup Champion
- 2025 — World Cup Champion (defended)
- 2026 — World Cup Champion (three-peat)
Previous legends like Wang Nan, Zhang Yining, and Liu Shiwen all achieved back-to-back wins but never a three-peat. Sun Yingsha has now surpassed them all.
Men's Final
In the men's final, Wang Chuqin defeated Japan's Matsushima Teruaki 4-3 in a dramatic seven-game match, winning his first World Cup title.
Impact
Sun Yingsha's achievement solidifies her status as the dominant force in women's table tennis and one of the greatest players in the sport's history. At just 25, she may have many more records to break.