TABLE TENNIS Preview: China favored to dominate Hungarian Open

The ITTF World Tour is in Budapest (HUN), the site of the 2019 World Championships in April, so many of the top players have arrived at the Budapest Olympic Hall for the eighth Hungarian Open. The top seeds include many of the top players from the top nation in the sport: China:

Men’s Singles:
1. Zhendong Fan (CHN) ~ 2017 World Championships silver medalist
2. Xin Xu (CHN) ~ 2017 World Championships bronze medalist
3. Gaoyuan Lin (CHN)

Men’s Doubles:
1. Cheng-Ting Liao/Yun-Ju Lin (TPE)
2. Zhendong Fan/Gaoyuan Lin (CHN) ~ Fan: 2017 World Championships gold medalist
3. Siu Hang Lam/Chun Ting Wong (HKG)

Women’s Singles:
1. Yuling Zhu (CHN) ~ 2017 World Championships silver medalist
2. Meng Chen (CHN)
3. Manyu Wang (CHN) ~ 2018 Hungarian Open champion

Women’s Doubles:
1. Manyu Wang/Yuling Zhu (CHN) ~ Zhu: 2017 World Championships silver medalist
2. Hoi Kem Doo/Ho Ching Lee (HJG)
3. Meng Chen/Yingsha Sun (CHN) ~ Chen: 2017 World Championships silver medalist

The tournament debuted in 2010 and Fan and Wang won the men’s and women’s Doubles, respectively. This will be the first year for the Mixed Doubles. Look for results here.