Unseeded Guo/Xie win men's doubles to achieve hosts' sweep
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-04 21:48

BEIJING, September 4 (Xinhua) -- Newly-paired Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo of China struck an unexpected gold in men's doubles to achieve hosts' sweep for all the five titles on Sunday at the conclusion of the inaugural badminton China Masters.

To a roaring home crowd, the unseeded duo put up a spirited fight and overpowered Malaysian veterans Choong Tan-Fook/Lee Wan-Wah 15-10, 15-4 in the final.

It's the Chinese pair's first title ever since they were partnered merely last year.

Earlier in the afternoon, the hosts had already clinched the other four titles.

Lin Dan and Zhang Ning won the men's and women's singles respectively. The women's doubles crown went to Chinese youngsters Du Jing/Yu Yang, who beat 2001 and 20003 world champions Gao Ling/Huang Sui. Top-seeded Zhang Jun/Gao Ling routed Hendry Kurniawan Saputra/ Li Yujia of Singapore in the mixed doubles final.

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