Underdog Zhou ends China's table tennis simulation in heroic fashion

"I had fewer unforced errors and scored many points in long rallies today," commented Wang.

Zhu said she attempted to make changes on the court, thus caring more about her efforts than the result.

The mixed doubles event also concluded surprisingly, as defensive paddlers Ma Te and Liu Fei had the last laugh by going past Zhou Yu/Chen Xingtong 4-2 in the final.

After surprising second seeds Liang Jingkun/Sun Yingsha in the semis, the two choppers comfortably moved ahead 7-1 in the sixth set before wrapping up a victory of 11-7, 4-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7 over Zhou Yu and Chen Xingtong.

"We won because we were stern-minded, especially when the opponents were poised to come back in the middle of the decisive sixth set," said Liu.

Liang and Sun claimed third place after rolling past Lin Gaoyuan and Zhang Rui 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-2.