Huang/Chen take Asian mixed doubles silver

In the early hours of October 24, Beijing time, China’s Huang Youzheng and Chen Yi lost 2-3 to Japan’s Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto in the mixed doubles final at the 2026 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Tashkent, settling for silver after a five-game battle.

The Chinese pair twice took commanding leads in the match, only for their Japanese opponents to fight back and level the score on both occasions. In the deciding game, Huang and Chen fell 9-11 to lose the match 2-3 overall and finish as runners-up.

The mixed doubles final was the first title-deciding match of this year’s Asian Championships, making Matsushima and Harimoto the tournament’s first champions.