Wang Manyu (R)/Kuai Man celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
DOHA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Second-seeded Wang Manyu and Kuai Man made light work of fourth-seeded Japanese duo Miwa Harimoto and Miyuu Kihara in the women's doubles semifinals of the World Table Tennis Championships on Saturday.
The Chinese pair triumphed 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 over 26 minutes and will now face either South Korea's Shin Yu-bin and Ryu Han-na or Sofia Polcanova of Austria and Romania's Bernadette Szocks in the final. ■
Wang Manyu (R)/Kuai Man compete during the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Harimoto Miwa (front)/Kihara Miyuu compete during the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Wang Manyu (L)/Kuai Man compete during the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Wang Manyu (R)/Kuai Man compete during the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Wang Manyu (1st R)/Kuai Man (2nd R) of China and Harimoto Miwa (1st L)/Kihara Miyuu shake hands after the women's doubles semifinal at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Wang Manyu/Kuai Man (L) celebrate scoring during the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Wang Manyu (Top R)/Kuai Man (Top L) compete during the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Wang Manyu (1st R)/Kuai Man (2nd R) celebrate winning the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
Wang Manyu/Kuai Man (L) compete during the women's doubles semifinal between Wang Manyu/Kuai Man of China and Harimoto Miwa/Kihara Miyuu of Japan at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
