China's Ding Ning competes during the Women's Singles Semifinal against her compatriot Mu Zi at the 53rd Table Tennis World Championships in Suzhou, city of east China's Jiangsu Province, on May 2, 2015. Ding Ning won 4-3. (Xinhua/Han Yuqing) |
Top seed Ding Ning fought hard to reach the women's singles final at the world table tennis championships on Saturday.
Ding climbed out of a deep hole that saw her lose the sixth set 11-1, eventually beating teammate Mu Zi 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 5-11, 11-6, 1-11, 11-6.
Ding, 2011 world champion, will play against Liu Shiwen for the title.
Liu beat defending champion Li Xiaoxia 11-4, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 in the other all-Chinese semifinal.
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