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Table tennis
Wang and Li secure top honors in Stockholm
China's Wang Hao won the men's and Li Xiaoxia won the women's singles ping pong titles at the Swedish Open in Stockholm on Sunday.
It was the last open international tournament on the 2007 ITTF Pro Tour.
Wang, the tournament's top seed, beat his third-seeded countryman Wang Liqin in the semifinals and fourth-seeded Ma Long in the final, a sweet taste of revenge for his loss to Ma in last week's German Open final.
It was Wang Hao's fourth singles crown on the ITTF Pro Tour and was Li Xiaoxia's second in two weeks and third overall.
Wang Hao also paired with Ma Long to win the men's doubles title after overcoming top-seeded Singaporeans Gao Ning and Yang Zi.
South Koreans Kim Kyung-ah and Park Mi-young broke China's dominance in the women's doubles by beating Japan's duo Haruna Fukuoka and Sayaka Hirano.
Bowling
National club league wraps up season
The 2007 Vinda National Ten-pin Bowling Club League concluded over the weekend in Guangzhou, as teams from Zhejiang Province and Harbin city won the top honors.
The participating teams were the top two from the open and curve-ball categories in the preliminary divisions, which were held in Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Kunming, Dalian, Zhengzhou and Wuhan.
Zhejiang Chunyu team, Beijing Yuniu team and Quanzhou Shuangxiu team finished in the top three of the open division. In the curve-ball event, Harbin Huofeng team, Yunnan Kunming Hotel team and a Shanghai team finished the best.
The league, organized by the Multi-ball Administrative Center of the Sports Bureau, CCTV Sports, the Chinese Bowling Association and the Guangdong Vinda Group, offered total prize money of 760,000 yuan ($100,000).
Boxing
Medal hopeful Li knocked out at test event
Chinese medal hopeful Li Sijia was knocked out after losing 18-15 to Mbira Owethu of South Africa in the 60kg quarterfinals at the Beijing international boxing tournament yesterday.
Li controlled the match from the very beginning to lead 7-4 in the first two rounds after a series of ferocious punches.
However, the 19-year old Chinese lost his power in the third round.
Mbira Owethu did not let the chance slip away and forced Li to the corner, punching Li's head to gain enough points to seal the win.
The Beijing international boxing tournament is held at Worker's Indoor Arena from November 17 to 22, as one of a series of test events for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. More than 70 boxers from 17 countries and regions are participating in the tournament.
(China Daily 11/20/2007 page22)
