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NEWS
Osaka, Japan
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China got the broom out and swept away all the titles at
the Worlds. The Men's final saw a tearful Wang Liqin defeat
fellow countryman and teammate Kong Linghui. "I couldn't
help myself after winning. I have been dreaming about winning
this title for so many years and to finally do it was beyond
belief," he said. The match saw Kong take the first two
games at 11 each. Then Wang took game three at 16 and coasted
on to victory winning the last two at 13 each. A brief breakdown
of the events follows:
| Event | Round | Winner | Runner-Up | Scores |
| TEAM | Final | China | Belgium | 3 - 0 |
| Semifinal | Belgium | Sweden | 3 - 1 | |
| Semifinal | China | S. Korea | 3 - 2 | |
| MEN'S SINGLES | Final | WANG Liqin (CHN) | KONG, Linghui (CHN) | -11, -11, 16, 13, 13 |
| Semifinal | WANG Liqin (CHN) | CHIANG, Peng-Lung(TPE) | 13, 22, 14 | |
| Semifinal | KONG, Linghui (CHN) | MA, Lin (CHN) | -14, 17, 13, 15 | |
| WOMEN'S SINGLES | Final | WANG, Nan (CHN) | LIN, Ling (CHN) | -14, 12, 12, 19 |
| Semifinal | WANG, Nan (CHN) | ZHANG, Yingying (CHN) | 19, 11, -17, 13 | |
| Semifinal | WANG, Nan (CHN) | KIM, Yun Mi (PRK) | 14, -14, 18, 11 | |
| MEN'S DOUBLES | Final | WANG, Liqin + YAN, Sen (CHN) | KONG, Linghui + LIU, Guoliang (CHN) | 11, 12, 18 |
| Semifinal | WANG, Liqin + YAN, Sen (CHN) | CHIANG, Peng-Lung + CHANG, Yuan-Su (TPE) | 15, 24, 14 | |
| Semifinal | Kong, Linghui + LIU, Guoliang (CHN) | KIM, Taek Soo + OH, Sang Eun (KOR) | 18, 11, 16 | |
| WOMEN'S DOUBLES | Final | LI, Jun + WANG, Nan (CHN) | YANG, Ying + SUN, Jin (CHN) | 16, 14, 14 |
| Semifinal | LI, Jun + WANG, Nan (CHN) | ZHANG, Yingying + ZHANG, Yining (CHN) | 15, 15, 17 | |
| Semifinal | YANG, Ying + SUN, Jin (CHN) | TAKEDA, Akiko + KAWOGOE, Mayu | 15, 12, 12 | |
| MIXED DOUBLES | Final | QIN, Zhijan + YANG, Ying (CHN) | OH, Sang Eun + KIM, Moo Kyo (KOR) | 15, 15, 15 |
| Semifinal | QIN, Zhijan + YANG, Ying (CHN) | ZHAN, Jian + BAI, Yang (CHN) | 18, -19, 18, 14 | |
| Semifinal | OH, Sang Eun + KIM, Moo Kyo (KOR) | LIU, Guoliang + SUN, Jin (CHN) | 19, -16, 19, 15 |
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