Article: Second straight win for Chinese women at table tennis worlds

Second straight win for Chinese women at table tennis worlds

DOHA, Qatar, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions Chinese women whitewashed Russia 3-0 for their second straight win at the world team table tennis championships here on Tuesday.

China, aiming to win their 15th women's team crown and sixth straight, sent Olympic and world champion Wang Nan, ITTF Pro Tour Finals winner Niu Jianfeng and rising star Guo Yue to the game against lowly Russia.

Wang Nan, ranked second to teammate Zhang Yining in the world, dropped a set in the opening game against Galina Melnik before she won 7-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3.

Niu Jianfeng's lapse in concentration cost her a set too as she beat Svetlana ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!