Lin Shidong and Chen Yi Win on Day One; China's Women Largely Eliminated at WTT Contender Zagreb
Day one of the 2026 WTT Regular Season Contender Zagreb main draw concluded in the early hours (Beijing Time).
Men’s Singles Day One
China went 4-1. Lin Shidong beat Czech player Jancárik in straight sets. Wen Ruibo beat Japan’s Hamada Kazuhiro 3-1. Chen Yuanyu beat Chinese Taipei’s Kuo Kuan-hung 3-1. Chen Junsong came from 1-2 down to beat Japan’s Tanaka Yuta 3-2. Only Xiang Peng lost, 0-3 to South Korea’s Park Ganghyeon.
Women’s Singles Day One
Only Chen Yi won. She beat Chinese Taipei’s Yeh Yi-Tien 3-0 (11-6, 15-13, 11-5) and next faces South Korea’s Lee Eun-hye. The others fell: Han Feier 1-3 to Croatia’s Arapovic; Qian Yuxuan 1-3 to Japan’s Hina Hayata; Fan Shuhan 0-3 to Doo Hoi Kem; He Zhuojia 1-3 to Macao’s Zhu Yuling. Chen Yi is China’s only surviving woman in singles.
Men’s Doubles
All-China clash: Lin Shidong/Huang Youzheng beat Chen Yuanyu/Chen Junsong 3-1. Wen Ruibo/Yuan Licen upset second seeds Wong Chun Ting/Chan Ho Ching (Hong Kong) 3-1. Lin/Huang next face South Korea’s Park/An; Wen/Yuan face India’s Thakkar/Suraweera.
Women’s Doubles
Chen Yi/Kuai Man won 3-0 over Polcanova/Eersy. Han Feier/Shi Xunyao were swept 0-3 by top seeds Harimoto Miwa/Odo Satsuki (Japan). Qian Yuxuan/Zong Geman lost 2-3 to Hitomi Sato/Saki Yokoi. Chen Yi/Kuai Man next play South Korea’s Lee Da-eun/Choi Seo-yeon for a semi-final spot.
Mixed Doubles
All-China clash: Wen Ruibo/Kuai Man beat Yuan Licen/Chen Yi 3-2 after trailing 2-0. Wen/Kuai next face England’s Liam Pitchford/Ho Tin Tin in the quarter-finals.
June 11 China Results
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| Wen/Kuai vs Yuan/Chen Yi | 3-2 (9, 8, -9, -6, 8) |
| Lin Shidong vs Jancárik | 3-0 (9, 3, 5) |
| Chen Junsong vs Tanaka | 3-2 (8, -4, -12, 8, 7) |
| Chen Yuanyu vs Kuo Kuan-hung | 3-1 (8, -18, 8, 7) |
| Wen Ruibo vs Hamada | 3-1 (8, 8, -8, 4) |
| Xiang Peng vs Park Ganghyeon | 0-3 (-10, -6, -5) |
| Chen Yi vs Yeh Yi-Tien | 3-0 (6, 13, 5) |
| He Zhuojia vs Zhu Yuling | 1-3 (-12, 7, -7, -11) |
| Qian Yuxuan vs Hina Hayata | 1-3 (-2, 8, -2, -7) |
| Han Feier vs Arapovic | 1-3 (7, -6, -5, -6) |
| Fan Shuhan vs Doo Hoi Kem | 0-3 (-4, -5, -9) |
| Chen Yi/Kuai vs Polcanova/Eersy | 3-0 (6, 7, 4) |
| Qian/Zong vs Sato/Yokoi | 2-3 (3, -14, -9, 10, -5) |
| Han/Shi vs Harimoto/Odo | 0-3 (-5, -8, -6) |
| Lin/Huang vs Chen/Chen | 3-1 (8, 8, -8, 9) |
| Wen/Yuan vs Wong/Chan | 3-1 (9, 11, -12, 2) |