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Xie caps Chinese domination

BANGALORE MARCH 19. Xie Xang capped a Chinese sweep in the French Open badminton championship in Paris, winning the women's singles title. In an all-Chinese final, she defeated Wang 7-3, 7-2, 7-1. Chinese pairs reigned supreme in all the doubles events.

The results (finals):

Men's doubles: Zhang Y./Zhang J. (Chn) bt Zhou T.\Wei Y. (Chn) 1-7, 2-7, 7-5, 7-5, 7-2.

Women's singles: Xie Xang (Chn) bt Wang R. (Chn) 7-3, 7-2, 7-1. Doubles: Cheng R./Sang Y. (Chn) bt Wang W./Zheng B. (Chn) 8-6, 7-1, 7-3.

Mixed doubles: Zheng B./Sang Y. (Chn) bt Zhang Y./Zhao T. (Chn) 7-0, 7-4, 7-8, 3-7, 8-6.

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