CCTV-5 and CCTV Video today (April 1, 2026) announced the live broadcast plan for the Table Tennis World Cup, featuring Chinese national team players such as Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin. Details are shown in the image below.

According to the image above, we can see:

1. During the daytime session, Wang Yidi, Sun Yingsha, and Wen Ruibo will compete at Table 1, while Chen Xingtong, Qin Yuxuan, and Kuai Man will compete at Table 2.
2. During the evening session, Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu, and Liang Jingkun will compete at Table 1, while Chen Yuanyu and Zhou Qihao will compete at Table 2.
3. CCTV Video will broadcast all matches of these national team players live. However, Table 1 matches are free to watch, while Table 2 matches require a paid subscription, reportedly costing around five yuan.
4. Starting at 9:30 AM today, CCTV-5+ will provide live coverage until 12:00 PM, likely broadcasting the matches of Wang Yidi and Sun Yingsha.
5. Starting at 5:00 PM today, CCTV-5 will provide live coverage until 7:00 PM, likely broadcasting the matches of Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu.
6. Today is the final round of the group stage. Winning national team players will essentially advance, while losing players will mostly be eliminated, except for Liang Jingkun, who needs a 3-0 sweep against Dimitrij Ovtcharov to qualify.
7. Personal prediction: Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Chuqin, Wang Yidi, Kuai Man, and Chen Xingtong have an 80% chance of winning and advancing to the round of 16. Whether Wen Ruibo, Zhou Qihao, and Chen Yuanyu can advance depends on their on-site performance. Qin Yuxuan and Liang Jingkun are likely to lose and be eliminated. What do you think?