Beijing stormed into the final of the women's table tennis team event with a
comeback 3-2 win over Liaoning at the 10th Chinese National Games in
Wuxi on Friday.
After top two seeds Zhang Yining and Guo Yan lost the first two games,
Beijing won the following three games to turn the table around.
The final will feature Beijing and Shandong, who brushed aside Hebei 3-0 in
the other semi-final.
Olympic singles gold medalist Zhang lost 13-11, 11-3, 11-5 and 11-4 in the
first game against former world No.1 Wang Nan, who will retire after the
National Games.
Guo Yan's another 3-1 loss to Guo Yue put Beijing into corner, but third seed
Ding Ning kept Beijing alive in the match with a 3-0 win over Liaoning's Chang
Chenchen.
Zhang Yining leveled the match with a 3-2 victory over Guo Yue before Guo Yan
crushed Wang Nan 3-0.
Title favorite Shanghai had no matchup against the host Jiangsu,who cruised
into the final with a 3-0 win in the men's team event.
The Chinese Army toppled Guangdong 3-1 in the other semi-final after
Guangdong's top seed, Olympic singles bronze medalist Ma Linlost twice in the
match.