Xu wins gold as China rules table tennis

Updated: 2011-08-20 17:06

By Yan Weijue (chinadaily.com.cn)

Xu Xin defeated fellow Chinese Yan An in a close final to win the men’s singles gold medal in table tennis at the Universiade in South China’s Shenzhen.

The match was frequently tied from the start, but Xu held his composure and took four sets, 14-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6, in a row.

China continued its dominance in its national sport, winning all seven table tennis gold medals at the Universiade.

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Shenzhen is located at the southern tip of the Chinese mainland on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Pearl River and neighbors Hong Kong.

The brainchild of Deng Xiaoping, the country's first special economic zone was established here by the Chinese Government in 1980. It has been a touchstone for China's reform and opening-up policy since then.

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