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Chinese paddlers dominate

YOKOHAMA: China’s Li Ping and Cao Zhen defeated Zhang Jike and Mu Zi 11-6, 4-11, 11-7, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8 to win the gold medal in mixed doubles at the world table tennis championships here on Sunday.

Olympic gold medallist Zhang Yining defeated Kasumi Ishikawa on Sunday to set up an all-Chinese semifinals in the women’s singles event.

The results (all Chinese unless specified):

Mixed doubles: Final: Li Ping & Cao Zhen bt Zhang Jike & Mu Zi 11-6, 4-11, 11-7, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8.

Women’s singles: Quarterfinals: Zhang Yining bt Kasumi Ishikawa (Jpn) 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7; Liu Shiwen bt Iveta Vacenovska (Cze) 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5, 17-15; Li Xiaoxia bt Dang Ye-Seo (Kor) 11-9, 11-4, 2-11, 11-9, 11-6; Guo Yue bt Feng Tianwei (Sin) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8.

Men’s singles: Quarterfinals: Wang Hao bt Kaii Yoshida (Jpn) 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4; Ma Long bt Michael Maze (Den) 12-10, 13-11, 11-7, 11-9; Wang Liqin bt Chen Qi 8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 10-12, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8; Ma Lin bt Joo Se-Hyuk (Kor) 11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8.

Men’s doubles: Quarterfinals: Chen Qi & Wang Hao bt Oh Sang-Eun & Ryu Seung-Min (Kor) 13-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 11-9; Zhang Jike & Hao Shuai bt Cheung Yuk & Li Ching (HK), w/o; Jun Mizutani & Seiya Kishikawa (Jpn) bt Gao Ning & Yang Zi (Sin) 9-11, 11-2, 11-4, 4-11, 11-5, 13-11; Ma Long & Xu Xin bt Jiang Tianyi & Tang Peng (HK) 11-6, 11-6, 11-13, 11-1, 11-7.

Women’s doubles: Quarterfinals: Guo Yue & Li Xiaoxia bt Ai Fukuhara & Sayaka Hirano (Jpn) 11-6, 11-9, 11-3, 12-10; Jiang Huajun & Tie Yana (HK) bt Feng Tianwei & Wang Yue Gu (Sin) 3-11, 13-11, 13-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9; Kim Kyung-Ah & Park Mi-Young (Kor) bt Lin Ling & Zhang Rui (HK) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10; Ding Ning & Guo Yan bt Cao Zhen & Liu Shiwen 4-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-2, 11-9, 12-10. — Agencies

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