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Table Tennis: China secures 11th straight women's singles crown

Xinhua, May 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

China has nailed its 11th straight women's singles title at the world championships as its players swept the semifinal berths on Friday.

Mu Zi ousted the biggest threat to Chinese, Singapore's world No. 4 Feng Tianwei, 11-5, 11-2, 11-9, 11-5, while Li Xiaoxia came from two sets down to nip Japanese teenager Mima Ito in six sets (9-11, 14-16, 11-2, 11-7, 13-11, 11-2).

In the all-Chinese games, Liu Shiwen beat Zhu Yuling in five sets (11-3, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3) and top-ranked Ding Ning outlasted defensive player Wu Yang in seven (11-8, 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8).

Chinese women have monopolized the event since 1995, with Deng Yaping winning twice straight, Wang Nan three times in a row, Zhang Yining twice, Guo Yue, Ding Ning and Li Xiaoxia once. Endi