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Summary China completed cleansweep of gold medals at world team table tennis championships on Sunday.
Their womens team also beat defending champions Singapore 3-0 in Sundays final.Chinas 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 womens team took revenge for their defeat in the world team final two years ago in Moscow with victory over Singapore.Chinas 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 womens 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 mens and womens 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.--AFP
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