At his seventh and first attempt, Zhang Jike won the men's singles title at the GAC GROUP World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam on Sunday 15th May.
Described as the finest women doubles pairing in the world, Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxi endorsed that belief in the splendid settings of the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Sunday 15th May.
China's Ding Ning captured her first women's singles title by beating compatriot Li Xiaoxia in a spectacular final of the World Table Tennis Championships on Saturday in Rotterdam.
Wang Hao believes "he is a better player technically and mentally" as he edged out South Korean Ryu Seung Min to reach the quarterfinals through a hard fought seven-game match at the table tennis worlds.
The world are mulling over the way to break China's stranglehold on table tennis as legend Jan-Ove Waldner, Bettine Vriesekoop, Timo Boll and Jorgen Persson called for non-Chinese champions to help promote the sport.