The 2023 World Table Tennis League (WTT) Star Challenge Lanzhou Station entered the penultimate match day on June 7, 2023, and the results of this day attracted widespread attention. The final list of women's doubles is: Tian versus Shen Yubin. South Korean player Shen Yubin announced her retirement due to injury before the game, and Chen Meng/Manyu Wang won the women's doubles championship directly.
The race in Lanzhou, China is the WTT Star Challenge in 2023, and it is the fourth stop after Goa, Thailand, Bangkok and Luberia. The champion of this competition will get 600 points in the world ranking. According to official WTT news, Guo Ping sent all the main players to Lanzhou Station of 2023WTT Star Challenge.
Entry restrictions of WTT Star Challenge
The WTT Star Challenge allows up to four top 20 players in the world to participate, and the WTT Regular Challenge allows up to two top 20 players to participate. WTT events allow a wild card seat to be allocated to any top 20 players who have been relegated to the competition limit, giving fans a chance to see their favorite top 20 players appear in WTT events and compete with challengers on the same stage.
Before the registration deadline, up to four top 20 contestants will be allowed to participate in each WTT Star Challenge. Players will be allowed to participate in the competition according to the following criteria: the top 20 players from the host country will take the first priority. The top 20 players who can't participate in tournaments or grand slams six weeks before the registration deadline due to the quota restrictions of countries and associations. Select the top 20 players according to the ranking order.
The quota requirements of countries and associations in WTT Star Challenge are: singles, and each association is limited to 6 players to participate in singles competitions and qualifiers. In the doubles competition, each association is limited to 8 players to participate in the main competition and qualifying competition, and the same association can combine up to 3 pairs. In mixed doubles, each association is limited to four players and can team up with any association player.