The Chinese teams hit the ground running on day one of the Little Swan World Cup in Wuxi, with both sides recording emphatic victories.

China's A team of Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo put on an impressive display to defeat the Republic of Ireland's Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien 5-0, as they moved ahead in group B.

Ding and Liang lifted the World Cup in 2011 and they've started their 2017 campaign in the best possible fashion. The pair backed up two opening wins with victory in the doubles frame. They then closed out the match in style. Liang made a break of 78 to take a 4-0 advantage, before Ding rounded off the win with a run of 71.

Hong Kong opened their World Cup bid with a 4-1 defeat of Germany. Marco Fu had one of his most successful seasons in 2016/17, winning the Scottish Open and reaching a Crucible quarter-final. He is sure to be key to Hong Kong's hopes this week and he showed his prowess, winning both of his singles frames and compiling a run of 103 to win the doubles.

Meanwhile Belgium kept themselves in contention to progress from the group with a comfortable 4-1 win over Egypt.

China's B team of Yan Bingtao and Zhou Yuelong won the 2015 World Cup and they have opened their defence by beating Finland 4-1 in group A. There were breaks of 55 and 112 along the way for the talented teenagers.

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