Calderano and Harimoto Suffer Upset Losses at Singapore Smash

Chen Yuanyu’s Round of 16 win over Hugo Calderano on Feb. 27 at The Kallang | Infinity ∞ Arena punctuated a week of shocks at the Singapore Smash 2026 Presented by Resorts World Sentosa, as several top seeds fell earlier than their rankings suggested. Xinhua photo captions show Chen celebrating after beating Brazil’s Calderano in the men’s singles round of 16 on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026; Butterflyonline identifies Calderano as World No. 2 and reports he “fell on Friday.”

Tomokazu Harimoto’s week carried its own twists. WorldTableTennis reported that the No.4 seed recovered to beat Chen Junsong on a Monday afternoon by 13-15, 11-9, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9, a five-game thriller that WTT described as Harimoto “exacting his revenge.” Butterflyonline’s coverage also notes that “World No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto” fell on Friday, leaving the explicit sequence that Harimoto won on Monday and later suffered a defeat on Friday; Butterflyonline’s excerpt does not specify the opponent or score for that Friday result.

The undercard and doubles draws supplied further headlines. WorldTableTennis highlighted wildcard duo Zeng Jian and Ser Lin Qian eliminating Egypt’s Hana Goda and Dina Meshref from the Women’s Doubles with a four-game comeback, 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8. On the men’s side, Patrick Franziska edged Koen Pang in a Round of 64 five-gamer, 11-5, 10-12, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, a match WTT framed as Franziska “holding his nerve.”

Butterflyonline also flagged other seeded upsets this week, citing World No. 7 Sora Matsushima’s loss on Thursday; the Butterflyonline excerpt offers the ranking and day-of-week but does not list opponent or score. Xinhua’s Feb. 27 photo set documented additional Round of 16 action in the women’s draw, showing Kuai Man and Hayata Hina in play at the same venue, though the captions do not record a winner or score for that pairing.

WorldTableTennis framed the tournament arc, noting the first round of men’s and women’s singles concluded on Monday and that the round of 32 “promises to bring more thrills” as stars pursue glory at Singapore Smash 2026. With quarterfinal places now in sight and local wildcards already reshaping doubles and singles paths, the draw coming out of The Kallang | Infinity ∞ Arena will be one to watch as the event moves deeper into the weekend.