Wang Manyu Beats Sabine Winter to Reach WTT Singapore Smash Final

Wang Manyu of China advanced to the women’s singles final at the WTT Singapore Smash 2026 after defeating Germany’s Sabine Winter in the semifinal in Singapore on March 1, 2026, as tournament play moves toward its climax. Photographs from the semifinal show Wang hitting returns, celebrating points, and Winter serving and celebrating during the match (photo credit Then Chih Wey/Xinhua).

The move into the final capped a run that included a 4–2 quarterfinal victory over Japan’s Miwa Harimoto on Feb. 28 (Beijing time). Wang’s win over Harimoto produced game scores of 11–8, 11–2, 9–11, 11–5, 12–14, 11–6 and marked Wang’s 11th consecutive victory against Harimoto, underscoring the depth of the rivalry as the field tightens.

Wang’s path through earlier rounds included a round of 32 match against Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei on Feb. 24 in Singapore; action shots from that match capture Wang serving and hitting returns while Cheng I-Ching also features in multiple return images (photo credit Then Chih Wey/Xinhua). Those images trace a consistent performance across rounds as Wang moved through the draw toward the semifinals.

The remaining half of the draw featured a semifinal between two Chinese players, Sun Yingsha and Chen Yi, played on March 1 in Singapore; photos show Chen Yi and Sun Yingsha hitting returns during their semifinal (photo credit Then Chih Wey/Xinhua). Sun Yingsha is described in tournament material as a two-time Singapore Smash winner in 2023 and 2025 and is noted as remaining in strong contention for the title, making the potential final matchup high-stakes for Wang if Sun advances.

Tournament highlights describe intense battles as the WTT Singapore Smash nears its climax, with high-level exchanges visible across the Wang Manyu-Sabine Winter semifinal and the Sun Yingsha-Chen Yi semifinal. The supplied match records include detailed game scores for Wang’s quarterfinal against Harimoto but do not include a game-by-game score for the Wang Manyu vs Sabine Winter semifinal, nor a confirmed result for the Sun Yingsha vs Chen Yi match in the supplied materials.

Wang now awaits the winner of the Sun Yingsha-Chen Yi semifinal for the women’s singles title match at the WTT Singapore Smash 2026 in Singapore; photographers on site are credited as Then Chih Wey/Xinhua for the rounds of Feb. 24 and March 1 that documented Wang’s run and the semifinals.