Chinese set to dominate World Championships

YOKOHAMA, Japan: The invincible Chinese paddlers, led by the men's and women's world No 1s Wang Hao and Zhang Yining, are ready to dominate the world table tennis championships that start Tuesday.

There were all-Chinese finals in the five events at the 2007 championships in Zagreb as well as the Beijing Olympics last year with Ma Lin and Zhang Yining winning the singles gold medals at home.

They lost only the men's singles title to Werner Schlager of Austria in the 2003 Paris championships, while Timo Boll and Christian Suss of Germany were the only finalists in the 2005 championships men's doubles in Shanghai.