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China sweep gold medals at table tennis Worlds

2023-05-28 HKT 23:30
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  • Sun Yingsha on her way to her first World Championships singles trophy at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in South Africa. Photo: Xinhua
    Sun Yingsha on her way to her first World Championships singles trophy at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in South Africa. Photo: Xinhua
China's Sun Yingsha made a career breakthrough by lifting her first World Championships singles trophy at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Finals in Durban in South Africa on Sunday.

The tournament's top seed defeated compatriot and Olympic champion Chen Meng 4-2 in the final.

This is Sun's second title in Durban after she and Wang Chuqin won the mixed doubles crown.

Fan Zhendong of China retained the men's singles title with a 4-2 victory over compatriot Wang Chuqin.

In a clash of the top two seeds, world number one Fan outplayed the first-time singles finalist 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10, 11-13, 11-3.

It is China's 10th straight men's singles crown at the table tennis worlds, a run dating back to 2005.

Prior to their duel on Sunday, Fan and Wang had claimed the men's doubles title together. The two paddlers will leave Durban with two titles each. Wang partnered with Sun Yingsha to emerge victorious in the mixed doubles.

China's Ma Long and Liang Jingkun shared the men's singles bronze medals. (Xinhua)

China sweep gold medals at table tennis Worlds