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Jang Woo-jin downs another WTT heavyweight to reach first singles final in Doha

Jang Woo-jin pulled off a major upset on Sunday in Doha, defeating world No. 2 Lin Shidong to reach the men’s singles final at WTT Champions Doha. It is the first time in his career that Jang has advanced to a WTT Champions final.

2026-01-12

Shin Yu-bin, Lee Sang-su proceed to semifinals of World Table Tennis Champions tournament

Shin Yu-bin and Lee Sang-su both reached the semifinals at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Frankfurt 2025 in Germany after winning singles matches on Saturday.

2025-11-09

Olympic committee chief censured by table tennis association for commissions

Ryu Seung-min, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and former head of the Korea Table Tennis Association, received a warning from the KTTA on Tuesday for failing to properly oversee incentive payments.

2025-08-06

China sweeps singles titles at world table tennis championships

China swept the singles titles at the world table tennis championships again, with Wang Chuqin securing a dominant 4-1 victory over Hugo Calderano in the men's final and Sun Yingsha retaining the women's crown on Sunday.

2025-05-26

Shin Yu-bin and Ryu Han-na win bronze at World Table Tennis Championships in Qatar

Shin Yu-bin and Ryu Han-na clinched a bronze medal in the women’s doubles event at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday, showcasing the recently reunited duo's talent.

2025-05-25

Lim Jong-hoon, Ahn Jae-hyun win Korea's first World Table Tennis event title this year

Lim Jong-hoon and Ahn Jae-hyun secured Korea’s first World Table Tennis (WTT) title of the year, winning the men’s doubles event at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 in India on Sunday.

2025-03-30

Korea finishs as runner-up for the second time at the International Table Tennis Federation Mixed Team World Cup 2024

Team Korea finished as a runner-up for the second time in a row at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup 2024 after losing the final 8-1 to China in Chengdu, China on Sunday.

2024-12-09

Table tennis legend Ryu Seung-min to run for Korean Sport & Olympic Committee president

Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) Chairman Ryu Seung-min will resign from his position to run for president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC).

2024-09-10

Korea pushes medal count to 30 as Paralympics nears close

Team Korea added four more medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on Friday and Saturday to bring their total medal count to 30 a day before the tournament wraps up.

2024-09-08

Korea adds three more bronze medals in table tennis on Wednesday

Team Korea added three more bronze medals in table tennis at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games in Paris on Wednesday to bring their total medal count in the sport to eight.

2024-09-05