In the early morning of May 28, Beijing time, the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships Women's Doubles Competition in Durban, South Africa ushered in the final competition, and Chen Meng/Wang Yidi of the Chinese team faced Tian Zhixi/Shen Yubin of the South Korean team. After three games, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi defeated their opponents 3-0 and won the women's doubles championship. In the finished event, Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin won the mixed doubles championship, and Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin won the men's doubles championship. The final places of men's singles and women's singles are all occupied by Chinese players, so after winning the women's doubles championship, National Table Tennis has won all five championships of this World Table Tennis Championships.
The Chen Meng/Wang Yidi duo ranked seventh in the world, and they eliminated two Japanese pairs in a row in the quarterfinals and semifinals. Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin are ranked 13th in the world, and they knocked out world number one Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu in the semifinals. Tian Zhixi was born in Langfang, Hebei, China, and she became a citizen of South Korea in 2011 and played for the Korean team. This match was the first meeting between the two groups of players, and it was an encounter.
In the first game, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi scored the first point, and the two sides drew 3-3 in the opening period. Chen Meng/Wang Yidi then scored seven consecutive points to take a 10-3 lead and quickly get the set point. The South Korean pair pulled a point back with a rolling tennis ball and tenaciously saved four more innings to tie the score to 8-10. After that, Wang Yidi scored another point to win the first set 11-8, leading 1-0.
In the second game, Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin scored 2 points in the opening game and continued to attack to lead 4-1. After one shot and more matches, Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin changed the score to 6-3. After that, Wang Yidi Fa Wei scored consecutive points, and the Chinese combination chased the score to a 6-6 draw. Next, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi played more and more confidently, scoring another four points to win the set point 10-6. After being saved by the Korean pair, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi won the second set 11-7, leading 2-0.
The third game was crucial for both sides, and the opening score was more glued. When Chen Meng/Wang Yidi led 3-2, the Korean pair called a timeout. Coming back from a timeout, Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin began to chase the points and took a 7-4 lead in the middle of the match. Then Chen Meng/Wang Yidi scored three consecutive points to tie 7-7, and then the two sides fought to draw 9-9. South Korea scored a point and took the set point, and the Chinese team chased another 10-10 draw. With Chen Meng returning the ball to score, the Chinese team won the championship point, the next ball Shen Yubin returned to the net, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi won the third game 12-10, and the Chinese team defeated South Korea 3-0 to win the women's doubles championship.