Kong Linghui wins Sino-S. Korea table tennis challenger

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Kong Linghui wins Sino-S. Korea table tennis challenger

Kong Linghui scored a 4-2 victory over Hao Shuai in an All-Chinese affair to take the Sino-South Korea table tennis challenger Saturday in Tianjin.

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Kong Linghui scored a 4-2 victory over Hao Shuai in an All-Chinese affair to take the Sino-South Korea table tennis challenger Saturday in Tianjin.

Kong, who ranked 11th in the world, outpowered his fellow Chinese 13th-ranked Hao 11-8, 10-12, 13-15, 11-9, 11-8 and 11-6 inthe final to take the top honor.

Kim Taek Soo, Ryu Seung Min, Oh Sang Eun and Joo Se Hyuk, the four South Korean players in the challenger, were all eliminated in the quarterfinals, leaving the Chinese men players to compete against each other as a domestic meet.

In the world championship group match in Doha, Qatar earlier this month, China beat South Korea 3-0 as Wang Liqin breezed across Ryu Seung Min 6-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7, Wang Hao conquered Joo Se Hyuk 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8 and Ma Lin defeated Oh Sang Eun 11-9, 11-8 and 11-6.

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