Women · CHN
Sun Yingsha
World No. 2
- World ranking
- No. 2, 8,575 points
- Age
- 26 (born 4 November 2000)
- Birthplace
- Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
- Height
- 162 cm
- Plays
- Right-handed, Shakehand
Overview
Withdrew from WTT Champions Frankfurt in November 2026, a day after winning WTT Champions Montpellier.
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Final | Kuai Man | W 4-18-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9, 11-6 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Wang Yidi | W 4-313-11, 11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11, 12-14, 11-2 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Hina Hayata | W 4-311-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-13, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Shin Yubin | W 3-211-9, 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Camille Lutz | W 3-011-6, 11-5, 11-3 |
Latest news
- Mixed Team World Cup: Sweden leave out Truls Moregard to keep him fresh for WTT Finals Hong Kong
- Mixed Team World Cup: Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha lead China squad as Chen Yi and Zhou Qihao earn places
- Liang Jingkun pulls out of WTT Contender Istanbul days after his comeback in Frankfurt
- Where table tennis prize money goes, from Bergmann's Wembley to WTT
Honours
49 titles and gold medals on record, including Olympic Games, World Championships, World Team Championships.
All honours →News
- International
Mixed Team World Cup: Sweden leave out Truls Moregard to keep him fresh for WTT Finals Hong Kong
Anton Källberg and Elias Ranefur lead the men in Chengdu, Linda Bergström misses out because she is pregnant, and Sweden's new coaches treat the event as an Olympic qualifier.
- International
Mixed Team World Cup: Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha lead China squad as Chen Yi and Zhou Qihao earn places
Four players go on singles ranking, two on doubles ranking and two on recent results for the home event in Chengdu, with Wen Ruibo, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong left out.
- Update
Liang Jingkun pulls out of WTT Contender Istanbul days after his comeback in Frankfurt
Liang Jingkun has been taken out of the men's singles and men's doubles at WTT Contender Istanbul, leaving a young Chinese squad to play the event.
- Analysis
Where table tennis prize money goes, from Bergmann's Wembley to WTT
A first-round loser at a WTT event earns a far larger share of the champion's cheque than at Wimbledon. The catch is in where the money is placed on the calendar.
- International
Japan take half of the 2026 WTT Champions singles titles as China's men end the series without one
Miwa Harimoto beat a Chinese player in all three of her finals, and no Chinese man has reached a semi-final since Wen Ruibo's run in Chongqing in March.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three review: Wen Ruibo knocks out Wang Chuqin as Duda beats Jang Woojin
The 19-year-old beat the fourth seed in under 24 minutes, Hana Goda and Satsuki Odo set up a quarter-final, and Sora Matsushima and Dang Qiu are through.
- Analysis
How much do the top players play? Eleven counted every WTT match since June
Five of the 20 players in the two world top 10s are missing from WTT Champions Frankfurt. Eleven counted every WTT match the top 20 have played since June, and the busiest players on the tour are mostly not the ones who have been injured.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three preview: Wang Chuqin meets Wen Ruibo as Calderano plays Liang Jingkun
The first round ends and the last 16 begins, with Dang Qiu and Dimitrij Ovtcharov in an all-German match and Kuai Man and Chen Yi starting in the women's draw.
- Day 2 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two review: Han Ying beats Wang Yidi as Germany win all six matches
The 43-year-old defender beat the third seed in straight games, Kaufmann, Verdonschot, Winter and Mittelham also won, and Lim Jonghoon came from two games down.
- International
Fake live streams of Sun Yingsha's WTT Champions Montpellier semi-final used to sell goods in China
Hosts spliced old match audio with invented scores five hours before the real match began, then sold pain-relief patches and eye drops at the tense moments.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Kaufmann, Winter, Mittelham and Ovtcharov are among the home players in action, and Wang Chuqin finds out on Wednesday whether he plays Wen Ruibo or An Jaehyun.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- Equipment
World No 1 Wang Manyu signs advisory contract with Butterfly
The 2021 world champion, who plays with a Fan Zhendong ALC blade and Dignics 09C, joins the Japanese brand during a fortnight in which she lost early in Montpellier and withdrew from Frankfurt.
- International
Sun Yingsha pulls out of WTT Champions Frankfurt a day after winning in Montpellier
Poland's Natalia Bajor replaces the world No 2, leaving Miwa Harimoto as the highest-ranked woman in the draw after Wang Manyu also withdrew.
- Preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Wang Manyu and Lin Shidong pull out
Jang Woojin and Patrick Franziska, Sunday's finalists in Montpellier, are both in the draw, and 10 German players have a home crowd behind them from Tuesday.
- Day 6 review
WTT Champions Montpellier finals: Sun Yingsha beats Kuai Man as Jang Woojin comes from 3-1 down
Sun dropped the opening game before winning the next four, while Franziska was one game from the title before Jang won the last three.
- Day 6 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier finals day preview: Sun Yingsha meets Wang Yidi, Moregard plays Franziska
China are certain of the women's title, and Moregard is the last of the top four men's seeds left, with both finals in the late afternoon.
- Day 5 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day five review: Kuai Man ends Miwa Harimoto's run as Moregard survives
Four of the eight quarter-finals went the full seven games, and all four women's semi-finalists are Chinese.
- Day 5 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day five preview: Miwa Harimoto faces Kuai Man as Moregard meets Lin Shidong
Five Chinese women are in the last eight, and Truls Moregard is the only one of the top four men's seeds still in the draw.
- Day 4 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day four review: Chen Yi beats Wang Manyu as Zhou knocks out Félix Lebrun
Neither top seed is left after the last 16, and France have no one in the quarter-finals after Gauzy also lost from two games up.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day four preview: Wang Manyu meets Chen Yi as Félix Lebrun plays Zhou Qihao
Eleven last-16 matches decide the rest of the quarter-final line-up, with the top seed Wang Manyu facing the new Asian champion in the first match of the day.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day one review: Sun Yingsha returns as Matsushima survives a scare
Sun Yingsha dropped 14 points in her first match for about three weeks, Félix Lebrun won in 15 minutes and the world No 1 let slip a two-game lead before recovering.
- International
WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 preview: Wang Chuqin out as Lebrun brothers and Sun Yingsha learn their openers
Félix Lebrun opens against Anders Lind, Sun Yingsha returns against Camille Lutz, and Lin Shidong leads China's men after the world champion's withdrawal.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Final | Kuai Man | W 4-18-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9, 11-6 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Wang Yidi | W 4-313-11, 11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11, 12-14, 11-2 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Hina Hayata | W 4-311-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-13, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Shin Yubin | W 3-211-9, 6-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Camille Lutz | W 3-011-6, 11-5, 11-3 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Orawan Paranang | L 1-311-8, 4-11, 10-12, 10-12 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 64 | Yeh Yi-Tian | W 3-111-5, 10-12, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Women's singles, Final | Kuai Man | W 4-311-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 7-11, 10-12, 11-4 |
| 5 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Wang Yidi | W 4-111-6, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3 |
| 5 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Chen Xingtong | W 4-011-5, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Final | Lim Jonghoon / Shin Yubin with Wang Chuqin | L 2-39-11, 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Dina Meshref | W 3-011-8, 11-3, 11-5 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-final | Hugo Calderano / Bruna Takahashi with Wang Chuqin | W 3-011-9, 11-4, 11-6 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Nina Mittelham | W 3-011-1, 11-4, 11-6 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Alexis Lebrun / Satsuki Odo with Wang Chuqin | W 3-29-11, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 64 | Yangzi Liu | W 3-011-9, 11-3, 11-6 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Lubomir Pistej / Tatiana Kukulkova with Wang Chuqin | W 3-011-7, 11-6, 11-4 |
| 10 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Women's singles, Final | Hina Hayata | W 3-011-7, 11-7, 11-8 |
| 10 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Women's singles, Final | Miwa Harimoto | W 3-011-2, 11-4, 11-6 |
| 9 May 2026 | World Team Championships London 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Elizabeta Samara | W 3-011-3, 11-4, 11-5 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 33-2 | 94% | 6 | 6 | 3-1 |
| 2025 | 51 | 47-4 | 92% | 6 | 8 | 20-3 |
| 2024 | 45 | 42-3 | 93% | 6 | 7 | 22-3 |
| 2023 | 35 | 32-3 | 91% | 4 | 5 | 24-1 |
| 2022 | 25 | 21-4 | 84% | 2 | 3 | 13-1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9-1 | 90% | 1 | 2 | 10-0 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Wang Yidi14-3
- Wang Manyu12-3
- Hina Hayata13-0
- Kuai Man8-2
- Chen Xingtong7-3
- Chen Meng7-2
- Shin Yubin5-0
- Jeon Jihee5-0
- Nina Mittelham4-0
- Miwa Harimoto4-0
Where the ranking points come from
8,575 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Smash 2026 | Winner | 2000 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Winner | 2000 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Winner | 1500 | Counts | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Winner | 1000 | Counts | 8 November 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Winner (team) | 750 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 | Semi-final | 525 | Counts | 14 December 2026 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Haikou 2026 | Winner | 500 | Counts | 15 February 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Counts | 22 March 2027 |
| Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Runner-up | 350 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Not counted | 18 October 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | F | Not held | Not held | F | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| World Championships | F | Not held | W | Not held | W | Not held | 2 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | W | Not held | W | Not held | W | 3 |
| World Cup | Not held | Not held | Not held | W | W | W | 3 |
| WTT Finals | W | W | W | R16 | SF | – | 3 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | SF | W | QF | W | W | 3 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | F | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | W | F | R32 | 1 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R16 | W | 1 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | W | – | 1 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2021 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Olympic Games 5
- Gold 2024 Mixed doubles
- Gold 2024 Team
- Silver 2024 Singles
- Gold 2021 Team
- Silver 2021 Singles
World Championships 7
- Gold 2025 Singles
- Gold 2025 Mixed doubles
- Gold 2025 Doubles World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025
- Gold 2023 Singles
- Gold 2023 Mixed doubles
- Gold 2023 Doubles 2023 World Table Tennis Championships Finals
- Gold 2021 Doubles 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals
World Team Championships 3
- Gold 2026 Team
- Gold 2024 Team
- Gold 2022 Team
World Cup 3
- Gold 2026 Singles
- Gold 2025 Singles
- Gold 2024 Singles
WTT Finals 3
- Winner 2023 Singles
- Winner 2022 Singles
- Winner 2021 Singles
Grand Smash 12
- Winner 2026 United States Smash singles United States Smash 2026
- Winner 2026 Singapore Smash singles Singapore Smash 2026
- Winner 2025 China Smash doubles China Smash 2025
- Winner 2025 Europe Smash singles Europe Smash - Sweden 2025
- Winner 2025 Europe Smash doubles Europe Smash - Sweden 2025
- Winner 2025 Singapore Smash singles Singapore Smash 2025
- Winner 2024 China Smash singles China Smash 2024
- Winner 2024 Saudi Smash doubles Saudi Smash 2024
- Winner 2024 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2024
- Winner 2023 Singapore Smash singles Singapore Smash 2023
- Winner 2023 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2023
- Winner 2022 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2022
Continental and multi-sport 4
- Gold 2026 Asian Games team
- Silver 2026 Asian Games singles
- Gold 2022 Asian Games singles
- Gold 2022 Doubles WTT Star Contender European Summer Series 2022
WTT tour 14
- Winner 2026 WTT Champions Montpellier singles WTT Champions Montpellier 2026
- Winner 2025 WTT Champions Macao singles WTT Champions Macao 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Champions Chongqing singles WTT Champions Chongqing 2025
- Winner 2024 WTT Champions Macao singles WTT Champions Macao 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Champions Chongqing singles WTT Champions Chongqing 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Champions Incheon singles WTT Champions Incheon 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Doha doubles WTT Contender Doha 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Doha singles WTT Star Contender Doha 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Doha doubles WTT Star Contender Doha 2024
- Winner 2023 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana singles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana doubles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Champions Xinxiang singles WTT Champions Xinxiang 2023
- Winner 2022 WTT Champions Macao singles WTT Champions Macao 2022
Other 1
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from en.wikipedia.org, allabouttabletennis.com, en.wikipedia.org, checked 6 November 2026.