Tomokazu Harimoto defeated top seed Lin Shidong 4-3 in the men's singles semifinals of the US Smash to advance to the final against Wang Chuqin.

World number 1 Sun Yingsha's winning streak ends with a 1-3 loss to compatriot Chen Yi in the round of 16 at the US Smash.

Fourth seed Liang Jingkun, 15th seed Lin Gaoyuan, and 16th seed Chen Yuanyu were all eliminated in the first round of the 2025 US Smash table tennis tournament.

World number three Brazilian table tennis player, Hugo Calderano, was denied a US visa for the 2025 US Smash due to a visit to Cuba two years prior.

Slovakian table tennis player Wang Yang, originally from China, was disqualified for a rare outburst during the qualifying rounds of the 2025 US Smash.