Chinese Men Ease into Top 16 in Table Tennis

The Chinese men's team advanced into the final 16 at the Universiade table tennis on Thursday after beating Sri Lanka 3-0 in Group A.

Liu Guozheng, ranked fourth in the world, crushed Tilina Piyadasa 21-9, 21-11, and his teammates Zhang Yingjie and Xi Minjie both vanquished their rivals.

China's world number one Wang Liqin was benched by coach Lu Xianzhao.






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