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North Harbour's Karen Li has won the women's singles title for the seventh time at the national table tennis championships played at Hutt Valley.
In the final, Li, 31, beat Jung Mi Kim of Canterbury in five games after dropping the first game 10-12.
She then came back
with some powerful play to win the next four sets 11-4 11-7 11-4 11-3.
Li also took out the mixed doubles title, combining with Brad Chen to beat Kim and Jong Eub Han in five games.
Wei Zhong Jiang of Auckland won his first national title when he beat Canterbury's Jon Eub Han 11-5 11-7 6-11 11-7 11-5 in the final of the men's singles.
Last year's men's singles champion Shane Laugesen made up for his semifinal exit when he won the men's doubles title with Lui Chao.
The Auckland combination beat Wellington's Julian Wootton and Wayne Gear.
The women's double title went to Canterbury's Sun Yan and Jenny Hung who beat Sophie Shu from Auckland and Sarah Ho of Waikato in the final.
Results:
Men
Singles semifinals: Wei Zhong Jiang (Auckland) bt Shane Laugesen (Auckland) 8-11 11-7 11-6 11-8 8-11 12-10, Jong Eub Han (Canterbury) bt Brad Chen (North Harbour) 4-11 12-10 7-11 11-7 11-3.
Final: Jiang bt Han 11-5 11-7 6-11 11-7 11-5
Doubles final: Shane Laugesen/Lui Chao (Auckland) bt Julian Wootton/Wayne Gear (Wellington) 11-6 11-5 11-5.
U-21 singles final: Nathan Lowe (Auckland) bt Lingnan Kong (Auckland) 11-7 11-8 11-2.
U-21 doubles final: Kevin Wu/Nathan Lowe (Auckland) bt Jonathan Yam (Canterbury)/Terry Zheng (Auckland) 8-11 11-9 12-14 18-16 11-7.
Women
Singles semifinals: Karen Li (North Harbour) bt Jenny Hung (Canterbury) 11-6 11-3 11-6 11-5, Jung Mi Kim (Auckland) bt Michelle McCarthy (Waikato) 11-4 11-6 11-2 11-8.
Final: Li bt Kim 10-12 11-4 11-7 11-4 11-3.
Doubles final: Sun Yan/Jenny Hung(Canterbury) bt Sophie Shu(Auckland)/Sarah Ho(Waikato) 11-9 11-5 11-6.
U-21 singles semifinals: Jenny Hung (Canterbury) bt Jie Feng (Auckland) 11-5 11-3 11-9, Sophie Shu (Auckland) bt Michelle McCarthy (Waikato) 12-10 13-11 11-9.
Final: Hung bt Shu 11-6 11-6 11-8
Doubles final: Jenny Hung (Canterbury)/Sophie Shu (Auckland) bt Michelle McCarthy (Waikato)/Jie Feng (Auckland) 11-9 6-11 11-9 16-14.
Mixed doubles final: Brad Chen/Karen Li (North Harbour) bt Jong Eub Han (Canterbury)/Jung Mi Kim (Auckland) 13-15 11-3 11-6 4-11 14-12.
- NZPA
North Harbour's Karen Li has won the women's singles title for the seventh time at the national table tennis championships played at Hutt Valley.
In the final, Li, 31, beat Jung Mi Kim of Canterbury in five games after dropping the first game 10-12.
She then came back with some powerful play to win the next four sets 11-4 11-7 11-4 11-3.
Li also took out the mixed doubles title, combining with Brad Chen to beat Kim and Jong Eub Han in five games.
Wei Zhong Jiang of Auckland won his first national title when he beat Canterbury's Jon Eub Han 11-5 11-7 6-11 11-7 11-5 in the final of the men's singles.
Last year's men's singles champion Shane Laugesen made up for his semifinal exit when he won the men's doubles title with Lui Chao.
The Auckland combination beat Wellington's Julian Wootton and Wayne Gear.
The women's double title went to Canterbury's Sun Yan and Jenny Hung who beat Sophie Shu from Auckland and Sarah Ho of Waikato in the final.
Results:
Men
Singles semifinals: Wei Zhong Jiang (Auckland) bt Shane Laugesen (Auckland) 8-11 11-7 11-6 11-8 8-11 12-10, Jong Eub Han (Canterbury) bt Brad Chen (North Harbour) 4-11 12-10 7-11 11-7 11-3.
Final: Jiang bt Han 11-5 11-7 6-11 11-7 11-5
Doubles final: Shane Laugesen/Lui Chao (Auckland) bt Julian Wootton/Wayne Gear (Wellington) 11-6 11-5 11-5.
U-21 singles final: Nathan Lowe (Auckland) bt Lingnan Kong (Auckland) 11-7 11-8 11-2.
U-21 doubles final: Kevin Wu/Nathan Lowe (Auckland) bt Jonathan Yam (Canterbury)/Terry Zheng (Auckland) 8-11 11-9 12-14 18-16 11-7.
Women
Singles semifinals: Karen Li (North Harbour) bt Jenny Hung (Canterbury) 11-6 11-3 11-6 11-5, Jung Mi Kim (Auckland) bt Michelle McCarthy (Waikato) 11-4 11-6 11-2 11-8.
Final: Li bt Kim 10-12 11-4 11-7 11-4 11-3.
Doubles final: Sun Yan/Jenny Hung(Canterbury) bt Sophie Shu(Auckland)/Sarah Ho(Waikato) 11-9 11-5 11-6.
U-21 singles semifinals: Jenny Hung (Canterbury) bt Jie Feng (Auckland) 11-5 11-3 11-9, Sophie Shu (Auckland) bt Michelle McCarthy (Waikato) 12-10 13-11 11-9.
Final: Hung bt Shu 11-6 11-6 11-8
Doubles final: Jenny Hung (Canterbury)/Sophie Shu (Auckland) bt Michelle McCarthy (Waikato)/Jie Feng (Auckland) 11-9 6-11 11-9 16-14.
Mixed doubles final: Brad Chen/Karen Li (North Harbour) bt Jong Eub Han (Canterbury)/Jung Mi Kim (Auckland) 13-15 11-3 11-6 4-11 14-12.
- NZPA