Chinanews.com, May 5 -- The 28 Durban World Table Tennis Championships ended on 2023 Beijing time. In the final matchday, Sun Yingsha and Fan Zhendong won the women's singles and men's singles championships respectively. National Table Tennis ended perfectly with the results of winning hardware.

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In the men's singles final, Fan Zhendong defeated Wang Chuqin 4:2. The first two games were evenly divided, and from the third inning, more experience helped Fan Zhendong take the initiative and finally win the game. This is his second gold in this World Table Tennis Championships after winning the men's doubles championship.

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In the women's singles final, Sun Yingsha defeated Chen Meng 4:2. In the match, Sun Yingsha won three consecutive games after losing one game first. Chen Meng won the fifth game and pulled one point back. In the sixth game, Sun Yingsha readjusted and finally managed to reach the top.

Sun Yingsha thus became the first "post-00s" singles champion in the history of the World Table Tennis Championships. This is also her second gold in this World Table Tennis Championships after winning the mixed doubles championship.

Previously, National Table Tennis has won all the gold medals in the doubles event.

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In the mixed doubles final, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha defeated the Japanese pair Tomokazu Chang / Hina Hayata 3-0 to defend their title.

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In the men's doubles final, Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin defeated the Korean pair Jang Yujin/Lim Jong-hoon 3:0 to win the championship.

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In the women's doubles final, Chen Meng/Wang Yidi won the gold medal 3:0 against the Korean pair Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin.

As one of the most important events this year, for national table tennis, the Durban World Table Tennis Championships is a preview of next year's Paris Olympic Games. Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, called the competition "the middle entrance examination of the Paris Olympics".

Judging from the results, the Chinese table tennis team, which won the hardware, is still the vanguard of the Chinese sports delegation in Paris to win gold and silver.

Congratulations to Guoping! (End)