May 2, 2006	Tuesday	Rabi-us-Sani 3, 1427

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BREMEN (Germany), May 1: China won the men's world team table tennis championship Monday with a dominant 3-0 victory over South Korea in the final.

It was the 15th world title for the holders who have not been beaten in team championships since losing to Sweden in 2000.

Led by current individual world champion Wang Liqin, China swept aside all before them and only lost one individual match throughout the whole competition, in the semifinal against Germany, to record a 24-1 win-loss ratio in individual matches.

It completed a clean sweep after the Chinese women triumphed on Sunday in their final against Hong Kong.

Wang was actually the only Chinese player to drop a game in the men's final, coming back from 2-1 down to beat Ryu Seung-min 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7.

Wang Hao beat Oh Sang-eun and Ma Lin triumphed over Lee Jung-woo, each without losing a game.

Results Men's final

China bt South Korea 3-0

Wang Hao (CHN) bt Oh Sang-eun (KOR) 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-4)

Wang Liqin (CHN) bt Ryu Seung-min (KOR) 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7)

Ma Lin (CHN) bt Lee Jung-woo (KOR) 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-7).—Agencies