Ye Yitian's disqualification incident was prolonged, and the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association insisted on not apologizing and only issued a brief statement

In response to the 17-year-old Ye Yitian of the Zhiyuan Table Tennis Hall in Chinese Taipei who was voluntarily disqualified from the 2025 WTT US Grand Slam by the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association, the Taiwan Sports Administration of China issued a strong statement on the evening of the 1st, demanding that the Table Tennis Association publicly apologize within 1 day, suspend all subsidies of the Table Tennis Association, and even remove the secretary general.

17-year-old player Ye Yitian

However, the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association has still taken a tough stance so far and has not apologized, only issuing a brief statement on the association's official website on the afternoon of the 2nd, "Regarding the cancellation of Ye Yitian's participation in the American Grand Slam, this association should modestly review the criticism and advice from all walks of life." The Interim Council and the Selection and Training Committee will be convened at the same time in the near future, and the conclusions of the meeting will be presented to the Director General of Sports and explained to the public. ”