Business Standard

All-Chinese men's doubles final at World TT

Image

IANS Suzhou (China)

China secured the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships after making the final an intra-squad match here on Saturday.

Xu Xin, who won the mixed doubles crown with South Korea's Yang Hae-un on Friday, teamed up with Zhang Jike to beat South Korea's Lee Sang-su/Seo Hyun-deok 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 11-3, reports Xinhua.

In the other semifinal, China's Fan Zhendong and Zhou Yu defeated Japan's Kenta Matsudaira-Koki Niwa 11-6, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6.

China has also nailed its 11th straight women's singles crown by sweeping the semifinal spots.

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: May 02 2015 | 1:38 PM IST

Explore News