The German game was a big upset! The famous Chinese player was defeated, Japan lost 2 games in a row, and the 36-year-old dark horse defeated Shuangteng

On November 7, the fourth match day of the 2025 WTT German Championship ended. Although the National Table Tennis Team gave up the competition because of the ongoing competition for the National Games and a time collision, the competition between other associations is still fierce. Japan performed well in the previous games, especially in the women's singles where all four players advanced to the second round, while only Shinozuka Daito was eliminated in the men's singles.

Coming to the second round, Japan suffered a losing streak. Hayasuke Togami lost to the Danish star Linde 2-3 after five rounds of hard work. The women's singles suffered their first defeat. Sayuki Oto suffered an upset loss and lost to Samara 2-3.

This game was not only full of drama because of the close score - Samara saved three match points in the fourth game to comeback. The specific game scores were: 7-11, 13-11, 9-11, 15-13, 11-3.

The fourth game became the turning point of the game. Satsuki Oto once led 12-11, 13-12 and held three match points. However, Samara relied on her solid defense and point control to chase two points in a row and narrowly won 15-13, dragging the game into the final game.

Samara completely controlled the rhythm in the fifth game, establishing a huge advantage with 10-2 at the beginning, and finally sealed the victory with 11-3. Oto Satsuki's mentality fluctuated significantly in this game, and she made many unnecessary mistakes. Her technique seemed rough and her key point error rate was high. The industry evaluated her as "the most unstable player among the top five players in the Japanese women's team."

The 36-year-old veteran Samara, ranked 29th in the world, is known for his rich experience and special playing methods (such as rotation changes). Two consecutive weeks of upset defeats against Japan's main players - first, they defeated Mima Ito 3-2 in Montpellier, France, and then defeated Australian player Ji Minhyung 3-0 in the first round of this station. She said after the game: "I don't have high expectations. I just want to enjoy the game. A relaxed mentality is the key to victory."

Samara reached the quarterfinals of the WTT Championship for the first time. In the next round, she will face the winner of Shin Yubin (South Korea) and Mittellam (Germany). If she continues her form, she is expected to hit a career high.

In a men's singles focus match, South Korea's famous player Lee Sang-soo faced Chinese Taipei's famous player Lin Yun-ru. The two sides were very close in strength and the fight was very stalemate. In the first game, they fought to the point of breaking out. Lin Yun-ru 14-12 A narrow victory, the second game was always inextricable. Li Shangzhu came back from behind 13-11, which was a very critical game. In the following two games, Li Shangzhu became more courageous and controlled the rhythm. Lin Yunru made more mistakes, and finally lost three games in a row.

Li Shangzhu's forehand attack is very suppressive. He dares to fight for key points and executes tactics resolutely. Lin Yunru was mainly tricky in his backhand twisting and pulling, and showed his resilience with many extreme saves. However, he was still a bit conservative when he missed the key point in the second game.