BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women's paddlers Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong lead the initial entry list released on Saturday for next month's World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Incheon.
Joining world No. 3 Wang and fourth-ranked Chen in the women's singles event are their compatriots Kuai Man and Qian Tianyi, Japan's Hina Hayata, Miwa Harimoto, Satsuki Odo and Mima Ito.
Shin Yu-bin flies the flag for South Korea on home soil, while other prominent figures include Romania's Bernadette Szocs and Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico.
World No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan leads the men's action along with Brazilian Hugo Calderano and Felix Lebrun of France, with host representatives including 12th-ranked Jang Woo-jin, An Jae-hyun, Cho Dae-seong and Oh Jun-sung.
Patrick Franziska and Qiu Dang, both of Germany, Sweden's Truls Moregard, and Frenchman Alexis Lebrun add further firepower, while China's Lin Gaoyuan and Xiang Peng also aim to go deep in the competition.
The WTT Champions Incheon will take place from April 1 to 6. ■
