China's 16-year-old Sun Yingsha marked a stunning ITTF World Tour debut by winning the Japan Open women's singles on Sunday, while world No. 1 Ma Long claimed his first title.
Sun, who won the women's doubles title a day earlier at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, was on the cliff edge against world No. 5 Chen Meng after going 3-1 down, but beat her compatriot 4-3 following three games in an aggressive yet composed display belying her age.
"The doubles win yesterday gave me the confidence. I wasn't sure if I could win today, but am glad I did," said Sun, who defeated 18-year-old 2014 and 2015 world junior champ Wang Manyu in semifinals in straight games.