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

XINXIANG, China -- Zhou Qihao had a five-day fairytale journey at the Chinese table tennis Olympic simulation with another victory over title favorite.

Already knocking reigning Olympic and world champion Ma Long out in the semifinals, Zhou upset world No. 1 Fan Zhendong 4-2 and claimed men's singles title here on Friday.

Women's singles event witnessed less surprise, as top two seeds Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha set up an encounter in the final before top-placed Chen emerged victorious with the same scoreline.

Ranking 122nd in the world, Zhou was listed as the eighth seed. After sharing the spoils with Fan in the first four sets, he took away the following two sets, 11-8 and 11-9, to conclude his heroic feat.