China won four of the seven titles at the 2026 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, SGGP reported on 26 October after the event concluded. The Chinese team took gold in the women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and men's team events. Japan won the other three, the men's singles, women's team and mixed doubles, and in each of those finals the beaten side was Chinese.
Chen Yi and Lin Shidong lead the way
Chen Yi, 22, was the standout of the final day. She beat team-mate Wang Yidi in the semi-final and then defeated Japan's Miwa Harimoto 11-5, 11-8, 11-6 in the women's singles final later the same day. According to SGGP, it was the first time Chinese women had won the Asian singles title since 2023, in the Wang Manyu era.
Her week in Tashkent was far from smooth. Chen Yi said she lost two matches in the women's team final series, and that she and Huang Youzheng were beaten by Miwa Harimoto and Sora Matsushima in the mixed doubles final. After the singles win she thanked her team-mates and coaches for believing in her and encouraging her, said she had been more decisive with her service returns, and described the title as the best possible reward for the team.
In the men's doubles, Lin Shidong and Huang Youzheng dropped the first game before beating compatriots Wen Ruibo and Yuan Licen, China's first Asian men's doubles title since 2023. The women's doubles final was another China-Japan contest, and Kuai Man and Wang Yidi also came from a game down to overcome Miwa Harimoto and Hina Hayata. The fourth gold came in the men's team event, where Lin Shidong, Zhou Qihao, Wen Ruibo, Xiang Peng and Huang Youzheng beat South Korea 3-0 in the final.
All seven finals
Results as reported by SGGP:
| Event | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | Chen Yi (China) | Miwa Harimoto (Japan) | 11-5, 11-8, 11-6 |
| Women's doubles | Kuai Man / Wang Yidi (China) | Miwa Harimoto / Hina Hayata (Japan) | 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 |
| Men's doubles | Lin Shidong / Huang Youzheng (China) | Wen Ruibo / Yuan Licen (China) | 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 |
| Men's team | China | South Korea | 3-0 |
| Men's singles | Tomokazu Harimoto (Japan) | Li Tianyang (China) | 3-2 |
| Women's team | Japan | China | 3-2 |
| Mixed doubles | Miwa Harimoto / Sora Matsushima (Japan) | Chen Yi / Huang Youzheng (China) | - |
This was the 29th edition of the championships, which were first held in 1972. The men's team gold was China's fourth in a row at continental level. For Lin Shidong it was a fourth Asian Championships gold; he has also been a men's team world champion, won mixed team gold at the World Cup and recently completed a singles and doubles double at ASIAD 20.
What's next
Lin Shidong leaves Tashkent ninth in the ITTF men's singles ranking published in October 2026. He rose to world No. 1 in December 2025 after a run of strong results in the first part of 2025.
For China, the event restored two titles that had eluded them since 2023, the women's singles and men's doubles, and extended the men's team streak to four. Japan head home with three golds, and Miwa Harimoto played in three finals: women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. Chen Yi, now the Asian women's singles champion, called the championships a valuable experience for her.