WTT United States Smash 2025: Chinese Players Look To Dominate

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WTT United States Smash 2025: The United States is set to host a top-level World Table Tennis event for the first time. The second Grand Smash of the table tennis season will get underway from July 3–13 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

China’s Lin Shidong and Sun Yingsha will be looking to add more WTT Grand Smash trophies to their kitty. Both won the singles titles at the season’s first Smash in Singapore in February.

World champion Wang Chuqin is the men’s second seed behind Lin and is the other Chinese to watch out for at the United States Smash. Their compatriot Liang Jingkun is also the  top eight seeds on the men’s side.

Other non-Chinese challengers at the competition are World Cup winner Hugo Calderano of Brazil, Félix Lebrun of France, Sweden’s Truls Möregårdh, and Lebrun’s brother Alexis. 

Meanwhile, the United States Smash 2025 has an all-Chinese and Japanese top eight in the women’s singles, with Sun joined by teammates Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong, Wang Yidi, and Kuai Man, as well as Japan’s Harimoto Miwa, Hayata Hina, and Odo Satsuki as the top eight seeds.

Hosts USA will rely on Lily Zhang for success in the women’s competition at United States Smash 2025.

Also Read: Understanding The Dominance Of China In Table Tennis

WTT United States Smash 2025: Full schedule

All times local Pacific Daylight Time (UTC -7 hours).

Date Time Matches
Thu, Jul 3 12:00pm Qualifying: Men’s Singles R1, Women’s Singles R1
6:00pm Qualifying: Men’s Singles R1, Women’s Singles R1
Fri, Jul 4 12:00pm Qualifying: Men’s Singles R1, Women’s Singles R1
6:00pm Qualifying: Men’s Singles R2, Women’s Singles R2
Sat, Jul 5 12:00pm Qualifying: Men’s Singles R2, Women’s Singles R2
6:00pm Qualifying: Men’s Singles R3, Women’s Singles R3
Sun, Jul 6 12:30pm Mixed Doubles R24, Women’s Singles R64, Men’s Singles R64
6:00pm Mixed Doubles R24, Women’s Singles R64, Men’s Singles R64
Mon, Jul 7 11:00am Women’s Doubles R24, Men’s Doubles R24, Men’s Singles R64, Women’s Singles R64, Para Qualifiers
12:30pm Women’s Doubles R24, Men’s Doubles R24, Men’s Singles R64, Women’s Singles R64
6:00pm Women’s Doubles R24, Men’s Doubles R24, Men’s Singles R64, Women’s Singles R64, Para Qualifiers
Tue, Jul 8 12:30pm Women’s Singles R32, Men’s Singles R32, Mixed Doubles R16, Women’s Doubles R24, Men’s Doubles R24, Para Qualifiers
6:00pm Women’s Singles R32, Men’s Singles R32, Mixed Doubles R16, Para Women’s & Men’s Singles SF, Men’s & Women’s Doubles R24
Wed, Jul 9 12:30pm Para Women’s & Men’s Singles Finals, Men’s & Women’s Singles R32, Men’s & Women’s Doubles R16, Mixed Doubles QF
6:00pm Men’s & Women’s Singles R32, Men’s & Women’s Doubles R16, Mixed Doubles QF
Thu, Jul 10 12:30pm Men’s Doubles QF, Women’s Singles R16, Men’s Singles R16, Mixed Doubles SF, Women’s Doubles QF
6:00pm Women’s Doubles QF, Men’s Singles R16, Women’s Singles R16, Mixed Doubles SF, Men’s Doubles QF
Fri, Jul 11 12:00pm Women’s Doubles SF, Women’s Singles QF, Men’s Singles QF, Men’s Doubles SF
6:00pm Mixed Doubles Final, Women’s Singles QF, Men’s Singles QF
Sat, Jul 12 1:00pm Men’s Doubles Final, Women’s Singles SF
6:00pm Women’s Doubles Final, Men’s Singles SF
Sun, Jul 13 6:00pm Women’s Singles Final, Men’s Singles Final

 

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