Chinese players dominate table tennis world champs
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Updated: 2017-06-01 14:46
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| China's Ma Long celebrates during the men's singles first round at the Table Tennis World Championship in Dusseldorf, Germany, May 31, 2017. [Photo/VCG] |
World No 1 Ma Long opened his singles title defense in style with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Italian Mihai Bobocica. Ma, also the Olympic champion in Rio, demolished the Italian in straight games 11-8, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 to set up a second round match against Anton Kallberg of Sweden, who defeated India's Soumyajit Ghosh 4-2.
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