China completed cleansweep of gold medals at world team table tennis championships on Sunday. Their women s team also beat defending champions Singapore 3-0 in Sunday s final. China's male team had earlier beaten hosts Germany 3-0. After the men had downed hosts Germany 3-0 earlier in their final, the Chinese dragon roared again as the women s team took revenge for their defeat in the world team final two years ago in Moscow with victory over Singapore. China s Ding Ning put her side ahead in the opening match with a 3-1 win over Feng Tianwei, while compatriot Li Xiaoxia also had few problems in her 3-1 win over Wang Yuegu. It fell to Guo Yue to seal victory and she dominated Li Jiawei with a 3-0 win in straight games. It was the Chinese women s 18th gold medal at the world team championships and their 2010 defeat was the only time they have lost a world team final since 1991. Overall, China have won 36 gold medals in both the men s and women s world team championships since the tournament was first held in 1926. The world championships doubles as an Olympic qualifier with London places up for grabs for the highest-ranked nation from each of the six continents and China are the defending champions in both the mens and womens events.
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