WTT Champions Xinxiang 2023


9-15 April, 2023
Xinxiang, China


Fan Zhendong
Liang Jingkun
Lim Jong-hoon Lin Yun-Ju


The 2023 edition of WTT Champions series in Xinxiang brought together all the leading players. Among the surprises was the Ma Long’s loss against Lin Yun-Ju and the German veteran Ruwen Filus, who overcame the Brazilian star Hugo Calderano at the Round of 16. The final match brought together two Chinese internationals – Fan Zhendong and Liang Jingkun. The World Ranking leader got a confident 4-1 win in the final, securing the title.

FINAL
Fan Zhendong
4-1 vs. Liang Jingkun (15-13, 13-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8)

1/2 FINALS
Fan Zhendong
4-3 vs. Lim Jong-hoon (11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 6-11, 11-9)
Liang Jingkun
4-2 vs. Lin Yun-Ju (11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 12-14, 11-8, 11-4)

1/4 FINALS
Fan Zhendong
3-2 vs. Lin Shidong (11-9, 6-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-8)
Lim Jong-hoon
3-1 vs. Alexis Lebrun (11-6, 13-11, 7-11, 11-8)
Lin Yun-Ju
3-0 vs. Ruwen Filus (11-5, 11-4, 11-7)
Liang Jingkun
3-0 vs. Wang Chuqin (11-6, 11-9, 11-9)

ROUND OF 16
Fan Zhendong
3-1 vs. Lee Sang-su (9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5)
Lin Shidong
3-0 vs. Dang Qiu (14-12, 11-7, 11-7)
Lim Jong-hoon
3-1 vs. Tomokazu Harimoto (4-11, 11-8, 11-5, 12-10)
Alexis Lebrun
3-1 vs. Truls Möregårdh (11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7)
Ruwen Filus
3-1 vs. Hugo Calderano (5-11, 14-12, 12-10, 12-10)
Lin Yun-Ju
3-1 vs. Ma Long (11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10)
Liang Jingkun
3-1 vs. Mattias Falck (9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6)
Wang Chuqin
3-0 vs. Darko Jorgic (12-10, 12-10, 11-5)

ROUND OF 32
Fan Zhendong
3-0 vs. Felix Lebrun (11-8, 11-9, 11-5)
Lee Sang-su
3-2 vs. Omar Assar (9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-3)
Lin Shidong
3-0 vs. Kristian Karlsson (12-10, 11-8, 12-10)
Dang Qiu
3-0 vs. Liam Pitchford (11-6, 11-4, 11-9)
Tomokazu Harimoto
3-1 vs. Patrick Franziska (10-12, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9)
Lim Jong-hoon
3-0 vs. Hiroto Shinozuka (11-8, 11-7, 11-6)
Alexis Lebrun
3-0 vs. Chuang Chih-Yuan (11-7, 11-6, 11-0)
Truls Möregårdh
3-0 vs. Yukiya Uda (11-9, 11-6, 13-11)
Hugo Calderano
3-2 vs. Simon Gauzy (11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 7-11, 11-7)
Ruwen Filus
3-2 vs. Andrej Gacina (8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 14-16, 11-6)
Lin Yun-Ju
3-0 vs. Quadri Aruna (11-2, 11-9, 11-7)
Ma Long
3-2 vs. Anton Källberg (11-13, 11-4, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8)
Liang Jingkun
3-1 vs. Jang Woo-jin (12-14, 11-3, 15-13, 11-6)
Mattias Falck
3-0 vs. Marcos Freitas (11-7, 11-8, 20-18)
Darko Jorgic
3-1 vs. Benedikt Duda (11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8)
Wang Chuqin
3-0 vs. Wong Chun-Ting (11-9, 11-7, 11-7)