Lin Gaoyuan (facing left) and Chen Xingtong (facing right) won the mixed doubles gold at a national team tryout event for the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals, which will be staged in Durban, South Africa, in May. The pair beat youngsters Yu Ziyang and Sun Mingyang 3-1, but the final Team China lineup for the world championships will be determined after a second tryout. Both Lin and Chen said there is major room for improvement, given the rapid development of foreign players. Team China missed out on mixed doubles gold at the Tokyo Olympics, and the squad is determined to atone by claiming the title at the 2024 Paris Games.