Lin Yun-Ju-Cheng I-Ching smashed their way to the mixed doubles title at the WTT Star Contender London 2025 following their upset 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 victory over second seeds Wong Chun Ting-Doo Hoi Kem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meeting for the first time on the international stage since 2019, the stakes were high as Saudi Smash 2024 finalists Wong-Doo began their hunt for their first WTT Series winner\u2019s title together, while their opponents were fighting for their first WTT Series trophy in three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As play got underway at Copper Box Arena, the seconds seeds flew out of the gates with an early 6-2 point lead, before eventually taking the first game 11-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second game proved just as dramatic, with the score tightly locked at 9-9. The Chinese Taipei pair, however, would manage to steal two consecutive points to tie things up at one game apiece in this heated Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 6-6 in the third, momentum began to shift, with Lin-Cheng displaying indomitable table tennis, the duo winning five out of the next six points to claim the game 11-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The unseeded team wouldn\u2019t stop from there, shooting out of the block in the fourth game to put the Hong Kong, China pair behind at 7-2. Wong-Doo would attempt to fight back, but to no avail, as Lin-Cheng stormed through to claim the game 11-6, and with it, the match and title at Copper Box Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite falling at the final hurdle, Wong-Doo’s performance in London has earned them qualification as a pair to WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025, where the duo will feature once again under the spotlight, as they aim to pursue ultimate glory at Hong Kong Coliseum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n