China’s Wang Manyu and Chen Meng faced off against Hina Hayata and Miwa Harimoto of Japan in a thrilling five-game showdown in the women’s team table tennis final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The match was a rollercoaster of momentum swings, with the Chinese pair staging a remarkable comeback from a 5-9 deficit in the fifth game to secure a hard-fought 3-2 victory, giving China an early 1-0 lead in the team event.
The team event format includes singles and doubles matches, with the competition continuing until one team reaches three match wins. Sun Yingsha extended China’s lead by defeating Miu Hirano 3-0, although the scoreline did not fully capture the intensity of the contest.
