Taiwan Table Tennis Star Cheng Yi‑jing’s Luggage Misplaced at Tokyo Airport Ahead of WTT Yokohama Event

Taiwanese table‑tennis player Cheng Yi‑jing travelled to Japan to compete in the WTT Yokohama Championship. After arriving on ANA flight NH852 at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on 2 August, she and her coach Cheng Chia‑chi discovered that the suitcase containing rackets, shoes and other competition gear had been taken by another passenger on the same flight, identified only as a Mr./Ms. Huang. Cheng Chia‑chi posted a request for help on Threads and Instagram, asking the person who mistakenly took the bag to contact the team. The airline attempted to trace the passenger, but no response was received, and the luggage remained unrecovered as of the evening of 2 August. Fans and netizens shared the appeal online, urging a swift return to avoid disrupting Cheng’s preparation for the tournament.