Japan's Hitomi Sato (Top) hits a return against Macoa's Zhu Yuling during the final's of the Woman's World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament at the Lusail Sports Areana, in Doha on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Macoa's Zhu Yuling (Bottom) hits a return against Japan's Hitomi Sato during the final's of the Woman's World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament at the Lusail Sports Areana, in Doha on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Hitomi Sato hits a return against Macoa's Zhu Yuling during the final's of the Woman's World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament at the Lusail Sports Areana, in Doha on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Hitomi Sato hits a return against Macoa's Zhu Yuling during the final's of the Woman's World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament at the Lusail Sports Areana, in Doha on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Hitomi Sato hits a return against Macoa's Zhu Yuling during the final's of the Woman's World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament at the Lusail Sports Areana, in Doha on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Hitomi Sato hits a return against Macoa's Zhu Yuling during the final's of the Woman's World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament at the Lusail Sports Areana, in Doha on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Hitomi Sato hits a return against Macoa's Zhu Yuling during the final's of the Woman's World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament at the Lusail Sports Areana, in Doha on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Hitomi Sato hits a return against Macoa's Zhu Yuling during the final's of the Woman's World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender tournament at the Lusail Sports Areana, in Doha on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)