China's Sun claims maiden World Championships singles title

DURBAN, South Africa - China's Sun Yingsha made a career breakthrough by lifting her first World Championships singles trophy at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Finals here on Sunday.

The tournament's top seed defeated compatriot and Olympic champion Chen Meng 4-2 in the final.

This is Sun's second title in Durban after she and Wang Chuqin won the mixed doubles crown.