Chinese men's table tennis national team captain Ma Long beat his teammate Xuxin 4-1 to set up a final clash with Fan Zhendong at ITTF Finals in Zhengzhou, the capital of central China's Henan Province, on Saturday.  

32-year-old Ma is on the path to earn his sixth ITTF Finals title on Sunday. 

Earlier, defending champion Fan defeated South Korea's Jang Woojin 4-1. 

Meanwhile, on the women's side, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu helped China secure the women's singles title after beating their respective rivals. 

In a repeat of the World Cup final in 12 days, Chen got an upper hand at an early stage, going ahead with two straight points after a 9-9 tie in the opening game. 

Chen continued her momentum to pocket the next three games at 11-8, 11-8, 12-10. 

"It's our third encounter in recent days, and mentally I have some edges over her as I won our previous two meetings," said Chen. 

"I expected it to be a tough match. Despite a lop-sided victory, I thought in every game there were some crucial points and I was quite lucky to go through," she added. 

"I had some chances, while failing to show my character today," Sun lamented. 

In another semifinal, leading 8-2 over Japan's Mima Ito in head-to-heads, Wang finished her job in a dominant fashion, shrugging off the Japanese ace 11-3, 11-4, 11-9 and 11-6.

(With input from Xinhua)