World No. 2 Zhang Yining beat world top-ranked Wang Nan in an all-Chinese women's singles final at theAsian Games table tennis tournament here on Wednesday.

World Cup holder Zhang outlasted world and Olympic champion Wang 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 12-14, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9.

Wang, four-gold winner in the last Asian Games, finished gold-less this time, having lost two games in China's 1-3 defeat to DPRKorea in the team final and suffered more losses in mixed and women's doubles events.

(Xinhua News Agency October 9, 2002)