In pics: 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals -Xinhua

Sun Yingsha competes during the wowen's singles second round match between Sun Yingsha of China and Amelie Solja of Austria at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Sun Yingsha looks on after the wowen's singles second round match between Sun Yingsha of China and Amelie Solja of Austria at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Dimitrij Ovtcharov competes during the men's singles second round match between Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany and Niagol Stoyanov of Italy at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Amelie Solja (top) competes with Sun Yingsha during the wowen's singles second round match between Sun Yingsha of China and Amelie Solja of Austria at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Sun Yingsha serves during the wowen's singles second round match between Sun Yingsha of China and Amelie Solja of Austria at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Sun Yingsha (R) competes during the wowen's singles second round match between Sun Yingsha of China and Amelie Solja of Austria at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Fan Zhendong (R)/Wang Chuqin of China celebrate winning the men's doubles second round match against Kirill Gerassimenko/Alan Kurmangaliyev of Kazakhstan at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin (L) of China compete during the men's doubles second round match against Kirill Gerassimenko/Alan Kurmangaliyev of Kazakhstan at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Fan Zhendong of China hits a return during the men's singles round of 64 match against Panagiotis Gionis of Greece at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Fan Zhendong (L) of China celebrates during the men's singles round of 64 match against Panagiotis Gionis of Greece at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Chen Meng of China hits a return during the women's singles round of 64 match against Jinnipa Sawettabut of Thailand at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Hirano Miu of Japan serves during the women's singles round of 64 match against Annett Kaufmann of Germany at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Sun Yingsha (L)/Wang Manyu of China talk to each other during the women's doubles round of 32 match against Diya Parag Chital/Sreeja Akula of India at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

Sun Yingsha (R)/Wang Manyu of China compete during the women's doubles round of 32 match against Diya Parag Chital/Sreeja Akula of India at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu (L) of China talk to each other during the women's doubles round of 32 match against Diya Parag Chital/Sreeja Akula of India at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

Hirano Miu (R) of Japan claps hands with Annett Kaufmann of Germany after their women's singles round of 64 match at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Hirano Miu of Japan hits a return during the women's singles round of 64 match against Annett Kaufmann of Germany at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu (L) of China compete during the women's doubles round of 32 match against Diya Parag Chital/Sreeja Akula of India at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu of China (R) compete during the women's doubles round of 32 match against Diya Parag Chital/Sreeja Akula of India at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

Chen Meng of China serves during the women's singles round of 64 match against Jinnipa Sawettabut of Thailand at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Ni Xialian competes during the women's singles second round match between Ni Xialian of Luxembourg and Shan Xiaona of Germany at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Chen Meng (R)/Wang Yidi of China compete against Adina Diaconu of Romania and Maria Xiao of Spain during the women's doubles round of 32 match at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

Chen Meng/Wang Yidi (R) of China compete against Adina Diaconu of Romania and Maria Xiao of Spain during the women's doubles round of 32 match at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

Shan Xiaona (R) celebrates after winning the women's singles second round match between Ni Xialian of Luxembourg and Shan Xiaona of Germany at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Lin Shidong (1st R)/Kuai Man (2nd R) of China compete with Jakub Zelinka (1st L)/Tatiana Kukulkova of Slovakia during their mixed doubles second round match at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Wang Chuqin (L) talks to Sun Yingsha of China during the mixed doubles second round match agaisnt Marek Badowski/Natalia Bajor of Poland at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

Lin Shidong/Kuai Man (L) of China compete during the mixed doubles second round match against Jakub Zelinka/Tatiana Kukulkova of Slovakia at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Wang Chuqin (L)/Sun Yingsha of China compete during the mixed doubles second round match agaisnt Marek Badowski/Natalia Bajor of Poland at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)

Niagol Stoyanov of Italy competes during the men's singles second round match between Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany and Niagol Stoyanov of Italy at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

Lin Shidong (R)/Kuai Man of China compete during the mixed doubles second round match against Jakub Zelinka/Tatiana Kukulkova of Slovakia at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Wang Chuqin (L)/Sun Yingsha of China celebrate during the mixed doubles second round match agaisnt Marek Badowski/Natalia Bajor of Poland at 2023 ITTF Table Tennis World Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)