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Chinese duo Zhang/Zhao win mixed doubles at

All England Open

 BIRMINGHAM, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese pair Zhang

 Nan/Zhao une!i "e#ea$e" %!&'pic runners-up Noai"ian$o/*i!i&ana Na$sir #ro' In"onesia $o c!inch $he $i$!e o#

'i+e" "ou!es a$ $he 1$h A!! .ng!an" %pen Ba"'in$on

Cha'pionships here on un"a&0

 Zhang Nan (2nd R) and Zhao Yunlei of China cele

brate on the podium after the mixed

doubles nal of 2010 ll !ngland "pen #adminto

n Championships in #irmingham$

#ritain$ %arch 1&$ 2010' Zhang and Zhao defeate

d Noa idianto and *ili+ana Natsir 

 of ,ndonesia b+ 2-1'(.inhua/Zeng Yi)

A!! .ng!an" %pen "eu$an$s Zhang an" Zhao #ough$ $hrough

$he ua!i#ica$ion 2i$h $2o 2ins an" as$onishing!& "e#ea$e" $2o

$i'e 2or!" cha'pions i"ian$o an" Na$sir in a $ough #ina!0

3his is $he secon" $i'e $ha$ 2e paire" up $o co'pe$e an"

eer& 'a$ch 2as $ough,3 sai" $he 56-&ear-o!" Zhao, 2ho a!so

reache" $he 2o'en7s "ou!es #ina! 2i$h par$ner Cheng hu0

3e go$ no$hing $o !ose0 Ac$ua!!&, 2e 2ere !ess s8i!#u! $han

our e+perience" ria!s in $he #ina!, u$ 2e 8ep$ goo" 'en$a!i$&

an" has neer gien up 2heneer 2e 2ere ehin"03

Zhang an" Zhao $rai!e" ehin" since 696 u$ 'anage" $o eua!

$heir seasone" ria!s in 1:-1:0 hen $he ne2 pair grae"

$hree poin$s in a ro2 , 2inning $he #irs$ ga'e in 51-1:0

In $he secon" ga'e, $he Chinese "uo ca'e #ro' 1-; ehin"

$o 1-1, u$ #ai!e" $o grae" $he ic$or& as i"ian$o an"

 Na$sir $oo8 one ga'e ac8 in 5;-56 a#$er eua!!ing #or 11

$i'es 2i$h Zhang an" Zhao0

Zhang an" Zhao s$i!! s$rugg!e" in $he #irs$ ha!# o# $he "eci"ing

ga'e u$ 'anage" $o ea$ $heir ria!s in 51-1:0 

Maze edges past Wang Liqin 3-2 at Table

tennis challenge

he Annua! Asia-.urope $a!e $ennis a!!-s$ar cha!!enge has

8ic8e" o## in Beiorean giing $he Asian si"e $he #irs$ roun" 2in0 hen,

$he #or'er No01 ang *iin #ace" uper ?ane Michae! Ma@e0

Ma@e go$ a goo" s$ar$ going 5-1 ahea"0 ang *iin $rie" $o

#igh$ ac8 in $he 4$h ga'e, u$ his #orehan" 'is$a8e gae

Ma@e ano$her ga'e 2in0 he ?ane neer !oo8e" ac8, $a8ing$he !as$ ga'e an" $he 'a$ch 6-50

In $he !as$ $2o roun"s - =un Mi@u$ani o# =apan an" ang Zi o#

ingapore $oo8 on #or'er .uropean cha'pion !a"i'ir

a'sono o# Be!arus an" =orgen rsson0 Bu$ $he Asian7s poor

 per#or'ance han"e" $heir ria!s $he 'a$ch 2in0 .urope

2ou!" oss procee"ings $a8ing a 4-1 oera!! !ea" on "a& one0

Chinese world No.1 paddlers crowned at

table tennis Volswagen C!p

GANGZH%, ou$h China, March 6 (Xinhua) -- or!"

 No0 1 pa""!ers Ma *ong an" *iu hi2en c!ai'e" $he 'en7s

an" 2o'en7s $i$!es o# $he inaugura! o!8s2agen Cup in China,

each poc8e$ing ;, "o!!ars pri@e 'one& an" "riing ho'e

a o!8s2agen iguan car0

he &oun$h& Chinese "uo are!& 'e$ cha!!enges 'a8ing $heir

2a& $hrough $o $he $op po"iu', as $he 51-&ear-o!" Ma go$

cro2ne" !osing on!& one se$s in $hree 'a$ches an" *iu, 2ho

$urns 1D &ears in $2o 2ee8s, 2en$ on 2i$h a!! 4-1 ic$ories0

Eacing ou$h >orea7s #or'er 2or!" runner-up =oo e H&u8 in

$he 'en7s sing!es #ina!, Ma, 2ho 2as $he ron@e 'e"a!is$ a$

$he 5D 2or!" cha'pionships u$ has no$ &e$ guaran$ee" a

spo$ in $he Chinese 'en7s sua" #or $he $ea' 2or!"s in

Mosco2 in Ma&, !e#$ no roo' o# errors agains$ his "e#ensie

s$&!e ria! an" 2on i$ 11-6, D-11, 11-F, 16-11, 11-40

Ma ree@i!& ea$ $he 56 2or!" cha'pion erner ch!ager

o# Aus$ria an" $he reigning .uropean cha'pion Michae! Ma@e

o# ?en'ar8 4- in a ro2 $o se$ up $he #ina! agains$ =oo, 2ho

ra!!ie" pas$ =apan7s =un Mi@u$ani 4-5 in $he se'is a#$er

surprising!& ous$ing Ger'an&7s 2or!" No0 5 i'o Bo!!

Mon"a& eening in #ie se$s0

%n $he 2o'en7s si"e, *iu, 2ho7s a *iaoning na$ie u$ p!a&s

#or Guang"ong proince, see'e" a !i$$!e i$ "is$rac$e" as she

2on $he Asian Cup i'

>&ung Ah o# ou$h >orea an" ingapore7s Eeng ian ei one

a#$er ano$her $o $a8e $he $i$!e0

Being a B-c!ass een$ o# $he spor$7s goerning o"& IE, $he

o!8s2agen 51 Cup a$$rac$e" a surprising ig pac8age o#$a!e $ennis e!i$es #ro' a!! oer $he 2or!" 2i$h a $o$a! o#

5;, 00 "o!!ars, a 'uch higher pri@e 'one& ra$e $han

so'e o# $he roour %pens0

A!so $he o!8s2agen Cup o##ere" cu$e ga'es 2i$h pec$acu!ar 

airs !ining up #or ga!a, as 2e!! as a uniue #asion sho2 o#

$a!e $ennis ou$#i$ !ines "esigne" & =apan7s Nao'i o$su'o$o,

nic8na'e" 3*a"& Gaga in ing ang3 #or her h&pero!ic s$&!e

o# 2earings "uring so'e na$iona! co'pe$i$ions o# =apan0

Righ$ e#ore Ma an" *iu7s $i$!e 2inning #ina!s on ues"a&

eening, Be!gian ro$hers =ean-Miche! an" hi!ippe aie,

2ho 'a"e $heir na'es $o $a!e $ennis 2or!" in 1DDs, $oo8 $he

$roph& o# $he spec$acu!ar pairs co'pe$i$ion a#$er $heir crea$ie

an" #un per#or'ance ea$ing a hos$ o# ce!eri$& na'es

inc!u"ing China7s Guo uehua an" 2e"en7s =urgen ersson0

he een$7s sponsors o!8s2agen een prepare" a $o$a! o#

1;, "o!!ars $o re2ar" $he spec$acu!ar pairs een$7s 2inners

an" runners-up in or"er $o encourage $he par$icipa$ion an" $o

en$er$ain $he au"ience0

Accor"ing $o $he organi@ers, $he o!8s2agen Cup 2i!! e'a"e an annua! een$ an" 2i!! insis$ on a""ing $he

en$er$ain'en$s $o $he serious co'pe$i$ions0

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"weet wins #or China$s rising star co!ple

at %sian C!p

GANGZH%, March 5: (Xinhua) -- China7s $eenage

sensa$ion *iu hi2en c!ai'e" her #irs$ Asian Cup cro2n here

on un"a&,