Table tennis fans, grab your paddles! Guangdong Province's dynamic duo Liu Shiwen and Lin Gaoyuan clinched a *nail-biting* mixed doubles title at the All China Table Tennis Championships this week. Their showdown against Chongqing's Zhao Zhaoyan and Sun Mingyang in Inner Mongolia was pure
– a rollercoaster of 6 games with edge-of-your-seat rallies!
After saving a game point in the opener, Liu and Lin faced a fierce comeback from their rivals, who snatched two consecutive games. But the former world champions leveled up 2-2 in the fourth game, then pulled off clutch plays in the fifth to flip the momentum. By the sixth game? Total dominance – a 6-1 lead sealed their victory 3-2 .
Meanwhile, Beijing's Huang Youzheng swept the men’s singles gold against Ao Hualei, while Tianjin’s Liu Weishan triumphed in women’s singles. Talk about national talent! These championships prove China’s table tennis scene remains unbeatable – literally.
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Liu, Lin win mixed doubles title at Chinese table tennis championships
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