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Chinese vs Chinese in men's table tennis doubles final

Xinhua, May 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

China secured the men's doubles title at the world table tennis championships after making the final an intra-squad game on Saturday.

Xu Xin, who won the mixed doubles 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 in six sets (9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 11-3).

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

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