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China storms into table tennis men's team final
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China stormed into the men's team final on Wednesday after beating Hong Kong of China 3-0 at the Asian table tennis championships.

The victory allowed China to set up a showdown against Japan or Chinese Taipei and move closer to defending its men's team title.
 
Japan had knocked out South Korea 3-0 to make the biggest upset of the previous day, while Chinese Taipei defeated Indonesia 3-0.

World No. 53 Leung Chu Yan, though trying hard, hardly posed a threat to second-ranked Chinese Wang Hao, trailing all the way to lose the encounter 11-7, 11-7, 11-7.

Eighth-ranked Chen Qi beat Tang Peng 11-4 in the first set, while Chen's frequent errors cost himself the second. But the Chinese player soon staged a spirited comeback to take the next two sets.

Sixth-ranked Ma Long, young but level-headed, barely broke sweat to crush Cheung Yuk 11-3, 11-9, 11-3.

(Xinhua News Agency September 20, 2007)

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