2006
It was the 15th world title for the holders who have not been beaten in team
championships since losing to
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
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).
List of nominated players
from CHINA
Name
Team
1 CHEN QI Men's
2 HAO Shuai Men's
3 KONG Linghui Men's
4 MA Lin Men's
5 MA Long Men's
6 WANG Hao Men's
7 WANG Jianjun Men's
8 WANG Liqin Men's
9 CAO Zhen Women's
10 CHEN Qing Women's
11 FAN Ying Women's
12 GUO Yan Women's
13 GUO Yue Women's
14 Li Xiao Xia Women's
15 WANG Nan Women's
16 ZHANG Yining Women's