Miwa harimoto

The WTT Champions Incheon: All the Chinese top paddlers have made it to the last 16 as the WTT Champions Incheon entered its second day here on Thursday. In the women's singles, the event's top seed and world No.1 Sun Yingsha walked away from Japanese player Miu Hirano with three straight sets of 11-7, 11-6, 11-7.

Sun said she was well prepared for this match and found herself in quite good condition. "I just focussed myself on snatching every point, without giving my opponent a chance to catch her breath," she said.

Meanwhile, China's fourth-seeded Chen Meng took the game 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-8) against French paddler Prithika Pavade. Chen will battle against Japan's Miwa Harimoto on Friday. Chinese player Wang Manyu ranked world No. 2, eased past Germany's Nina Mittelham 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 12-10) to also book a place in the Round of 16, reports Xinhua.