Chinese women's team beat their Hong Kong counterparts 3-0 to win their 15th women's crown, at the world table tennis championships in Doha on March 6.

In the first set, Zhang Yijing beat Tie Yana 3-1 (12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10). Later Wang Nan beat Liu Xufei 3-2 (11-9, 2-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6) and finally Guo Yue won her former Liaoning fellow Zhang Rui 3-1 (10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7)

It is the fifteenth time for Chinese women's team to win the world championship and the six straight victory.

(People's Daily March 7, 2004)