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Chinese and German players in action during the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup second stage in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 8, 2023. /CFP
China and South Korea became the only two teams unbeaten on Friday at the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup after they downed Germany 8-1 and Japan 8-4, respectively.
In a match against second-seeded Germany, China took a 2-1 lead in mixed doubles as world No. 1 pair Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha overcame Cedric Meissner and Wan Yuan 8-11, 11-7, 11-2. Wang Manyu extended China's lead by winning 11-2, 11-5, 11-4 against veteran Shan Xiaona in women's singles. Olympic champion Ma Long dominated in straight games over Ricardo Walther in the men's singles, propelling the hosts to their seventh straight victory since the inaugural event started on Monday.
Given the three-way battle for the crown prior to Friday's matches, the showdown between Japan and South Korea was crucial in determining the eventual winner.
The two teams were tied at 3-all after the mixed doubles and women's singles. South Korea pulled ahead as Jang Woo-jin battled to beat Tomokazu Harimoto 9-11, 13-11, 11-9 in a tightly contested men's singles match, before teaming with Lim Jong-hoon to secure South Korea's victory after defeating Harimoto and Shunsuke Togami 11-8, 11-9, 11-1.
Also on Friday, France defeated Chinese Taipei 8-3, and Sweden swept aside Slovakia 8-0.
On Saturday, China will face Japan whose loss earlier put them into third place with nine points, while South Korea take on Germany. Slovakia will face Chinese Taipei, and Sweden will clash with France.
On Sunday, the team with the best overall result in the round-robin second stage will claim the title.
(With input from Xinhua)