Following Chinese players only reaching the top 8 in both men's and women's doubles at the WTT European Smash table tennis tournament, the topic of 'Chinese Table Tennis, complete defeat in men's and women's doubles' appeared on China's social media platform Weibo.

The tournament is currently being held in Malmö, Sweden, from the 8th to the 16th. China was represented by the pair of Lin Shidong (Lin Seedong) and Wen Ruibo (Wen Ruibo) in men's doubles, and the pairs of Wang Yidi (Wang Yidi) and Chen Yi (Chen Yi), and Wang Manyu (Wang Manyu) and Kuai Man (Kuai Man) in women's doubles.

On the 13th, in men's doubles, Lin Shidong/Wen Ruibo faced France's Alexis Lebrun/Félix Lebrun in the quarterfinals and lost 0-3. In women's doubles, Wang Yidi/Chen Yi lost 1-3 to Harimoto Miwa/Hayata Hina, and Wang Manyu/Kuai Man lost 2-3 to Hong Kong's Doo Hoi Kem/Ng Wing Lam. Meanwhile, in mixed doubles, Kuai Man/Lin Shidong secured their spot in the semifinals.

On Weibo, regarding all pairs being eliminated from men's and women's doubles, internet users posted comments such as 'Did they lose all of them? Really?', 'I feel like Chinese table tennis is gradually declining.', 'I thought they lost in the finals, but it turns out they didn't even make it to the finals.', and 'This time's doubles is certainly worrying. We really need to urgently strengthen our player base.' (Translated and edited by Noya)