Sun, a three-time Olympic gold medallist who helped China retain the women’s team title at Paris 2024, responded again for China with a commanding performance against Harimoto, winning 11-2, 11-4, 11-6 to force the final into a decisive fifth match.
That left Wang and Hayata to return to the table, both looking to recover from earlier defeats. Wang controlled the match from the start, winning in straight games to complete China’s comeback and add another chapter to the nation’s extraordinary record in the women’s team event.
China beat Japan to seal men’s team title
China later completed the team double by defeating Japan 3–0 in the men’s final, securing a 12th consecutive ITTF World Team Championships men’s title and lifting the Swaythling Cup for the 24th time overall.
The victory extended China’s dominance of the men’s team event across both world and Olympic competition. At Paris 2024, China won the Olympic men’s team gold for the fifth consecutive Games, with Wang Chuqin part of the title-winning line-up alongside Ma Long and Fan Zhendong.
Japan, contesting the men’s world team final for the first time since 2016, came close to making the stronger start. Harimoto Tomokazu took the first two games against Liang Jingkun and held match point in the fourth, only for Liang to recover and win 8-11, 4-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-8. His comeback included a recovery from 3-8 down in the deciding game.