The Chinese women’s team won their fifth straight title on Saturday at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu, China, beating Japan 3-0 in the final.

Chinese women’s table tennis teamPhoto: Costfoto / ddp USA / Profimedia

olympic champion Meng Chenbrought the first point to the hosts, winning 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-8) Miyu Kihara.

In the second match, the world champion Manyu Wang won 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5) Mima Ito.

The victory was initialed by the world leader, Other Sunwho beat the Japanese 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-8) Miyu Nagasaki.

Know:

  • China handed over its highest women’s title for the 22nd time, writes Agerpres.
  • It was the fourth consecutive final for the two teams, dating back to 2014.
  • Bronze medals were won by Germany and Taiwan. The Romanian national team was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Hong Kong.
  • In the men’s category, China will play Germany in the final. In the semi-finals, China beat Japan 3-2, while Germany beat South Korea by the same score.