League powerhouse Beijing has suffered an unexpected 3-0 loss to
the team of Peking University in the 12th round of the China table
tennis super league.
World number one Zhang Yining of Beijing was upset by
lower-ranked Sun Jin 3-11, 11-7, 11-3 and 11-9.
Meanwhile, Asian champion Guo Yan lost both her singles and
doubles clashes to hand the victory to the university team.
In other matches in the women's group, top-ranked Jiangsu won by
a narrow 3-2 margin over Sichuan.
In the only men's competition played on Sunday, league leaders
Bayi frustrated Jiangsu 3-1 to stay clear at the top of the
standings.
World top player Wang Liqin powered two singles wins to lead
Bayi to their tenth victory in the season.
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(CRI July 17, 2006)
