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SYDNEY RESULTS
Table Tennis

Singles: Men: Round-robin: Group A: K Kreanga (Gr) bt A Suseno (Indo) 21-10, 21-10, 21-15; El Sayed Lashin (Egypt) bt A Suseno (Indo) 22-20, 24-22, 21-19; K Kreanga (Gr) bt El Sayed Lashin (Egypt) 21-6, 21-9, 21-18. Group B: J Rosskopf (Ger) bt A Helmy (Egypt) 21-8, 21-11, 21-15; D Zhuang (US) bt A Helmy (Egypt) 21-11, 21-16, 12-21, 21-16; J Rosskopf (Ger) bt D Zhuang (US) 21-15, 21-8, 21-12. Group C: P Korbel (Cz) bt C Baboor (India) 13-21, 21-17, 21-16, 21-14; C Baboor (India) bt P Jackson (NZ) 25-23, 21-18, 23-21; P Korbel (Cz) bt P Jackson (NZ) 21-11, 21-13, 21-15. Group D: S Toriola (Nigeria) bt R Sosa (Cuba) 21-19, 19-21, 21-18, 21-8; J Huang (Can) bt R Sosa (Cuba) 21-16, 21-12, 21-12; J Huang (Can) bt S Toriola (Nigeria) 21-12, 12-21, 22-24, 21-19, 21-7. Group E: L Blaszczyk (Pol) bt A Crisan (Rom) 15-21, 21-16, 19-21, 21-16, 21-18; A Crisan (Rom) bt S Gerada (Aus) 21-9, 21-16, 21-11. Group F: S Iseki (Japan) bt F Arado (Cuba) 21-7, 21-7, 21-17; S Iseki (Japan) bt Y Cheng (US) 16-21, 21-18, 21-17, 21-16. Group G: T Tasaki (Japan) bt J Plachy (Cz) 21-14, 21-19, 21-17; J Plachy (Cz) bt J G Said (Chile) 21-16, 21-14, 21-14. Group H: H Hoyama (Br) bt K Liu (Can) 21-16, 21-16, 21-13; Yuk Cheung (HK) bt K Liu (Can) 21-15, 21-9, 19-21, 21-15. Group I: Yoo Seung-Min (S Kor) bt Chu Yan Leung (HK) 21-9, 22-20, 21-19; M Smythe (Aus) bt Chu Yan Leung (HK) 21-18, 10-21, 14-21, 21-15, 22-20. Group J: T Keen (Neth) bt M Ehteshamzadeh (Iran) 21-4, 21-11, 21-5; T Keen (Neth) bt N Tsiokas (Gr) 21-9, 18-21, 21-15, 21-10. Group K: D Heister (Neth) bt T Krzeszewski (Pol) 21-13, 21-19, 21-17; T Krzeszewski (Pol) bt R Lavale (Aus) 21-16, 21-11, 21-17. Group L: S Grujic (Yug) bt P Akinlabi (Nigeria) 21-14, 21-12, 21-18; L Chul-Seung (S Kor) bt P Akinlabi (Nigeria) 21-16, 21-10, 21-17. Group M: T Boll (Ger) bt S Liu (Arg) 21-9, 17-21, 21-12, 21-19; S Liu (Arg) bt H Al Hammadi (Qatar) 21-16, 13-21, 21-12, 21-14. Group N: Yen-Shu Chang (Taiwan) bt G Hamam (Tun) 21-10, 21-11, 21-7; Yen-Shu Chang (Taiwan) bt Yi Ding (Austria) 21-19, 21-13, 21-18. Group O: P Franz (Ger) bt M Syed (GB) 21-8, 21-4, 23-21; P Franz (Ger) bt J P Sahajasein (Mauritius) 21-9, 21-10, 21-12. Group P: E Shchetinin (Bela) bt A M Marengo (Chile) 21-13, 21-10, 21-13; P Saive (Bel) bt A M Marengo (Chile) 21-10, 21-8, 21-1.
Preliminary round: E Shchetinin (Bela) bt A G M Marengo (Chile) 21-13, 21-10, 21-13; P Saive (Bel) bt A G M Marengo (Chile) 21-10, 21-8, 21-11; P Saive (Bel) bt E Shchetinin (Bela) 18-21, 21-18, 21-19, 22-20; Y Seung-Min (Kor) bt M Smythe (Aus) 21-5 21-18 21-17; N Tsiokas (Gre) bt M Ehteshamzadeh (Iri) 21-19 21-13 21-13, D Heister (Ned) bt R Lavale (Aus) 21-9 21-15 21-17; L Chul-Seung (Kor) bt S Grujic (Yug) 21-11 21-19 15-21 14-21 21-17; T Boll (Ger) bt H Al Hammadi (Qat) 21-14 21-12 21-12; Y Ding (Aut) bt G Hamam (Tun) 21-9 21-17 21-10; M Syed (Gbr) bt J P Sahajasein (Mri) 21-3 21-8 21-9.
First round: J Persson (Swe) bt P Franz (Ger) 21-16, 21-15, 16-21, 21-18; P-L Chiang (Taiwan) bt K Kreanga (Gr) 25-23, 21-12, 24-22; W Schlager (Austria) bt D Heister (Neth) 13-21, 8-21, 21-19, 21-19, 21-12; T Boll (Ger) bt K Taek-soo (S Kor) 21-11, 15-21, 21-18, 21-17; L Blaszczyk (Pol) bt J-P Gatien (Fr) 21-5, 21-17, 21-13; K Linghui (China) bt J Huang (Can) 21-14, 21-12, 21-16. Second round: L Kong (China) bt J Huang (Can) 21-14, 21-12, 21-16; L Blaszczyk (Pol) bt J-P Gatien (Fr) 21-5, 21-17, 21-13; T Boll (Ger) bt T-S Kim (S Kor) 21-11, 15-21, 21-18, 21-17; W Schlager (Austria) bt D Heister (Neth) 13-21, 8-21, 21-19, 21-19, 21-12; J Persson (Swe) bt P Franz (Ger) 21-16, 21-15, 16-21, 21-18; K Matsushita (Japan) bt Y Cheung (HK) 22-20, 21-19, 21-17; G Liu (China) bt P Saive (Bel) 21-14, 21-16, 18-21, 17-21, 21-15; P-L Chiang (Taiwan) bt K Kreangka (Gr) 25-23, 21-12, 24-22; G Liu (China) bt T Keen (Neth) 21-14, 22-20, 21-19; D Eloi (Fr) bt C-S Lee (S Kor) 21-14, 11-21, 21-6, 22-20; J Rosskopf (Ger) bt P Karlsson (Swe) 20-22, 21-19, 21-17, 19-21, 21-12; T Tasaki (Japan) bt Z Primorac (Cro) 25-23, 21-16, 21-17; J-O Waldner (Swe) bt S Iseki (Japan) 21-23, 21-13, 21-15, 21-17; J-M Saive (Bel) bt P Korbel (Cz) 21-11, 21-13, 21-17; C Legout (Fr) bt S-M Yoo (S Kor) 21-15, 21-23, 10-21, 25-23, 21-17; V Samsonov (Bela) bt Y-S Chang (Taiwan) 21-14, 23-21, 21-14; J Rosskopf (Ger) bt T Tasaki (Japan) 17-21, 21-15, 21-13, 19-21, 21-14; J-O Waldner (Swe) bt J-M Saive (Bel) 21-14, 19-21, 21-18, 21-15; L Guoliang (China) bt D Eloi (Fr) 19-21, 13-21, 22-20, 21-9, 21-13; V Samsonov (Bela) bt C Legout (Fr) 21-11, 21-17, 21-12; W Schlager (Austria) bt T Boll (Ger) 24-22, 19-21, 17-21, 21-13, 21-16; K Linghui (China) bt L Blaszczyk (Pol) 18-21, 21-17, 21-10, 20-22, 21-14; J Persson (Swe) bt K Matsushita (Japan) 21-14, 21-13, 21-19; L Guozheng (China) bt P-L Chiang (Taiwan) 21-11, 21-13, 21-19. Quarter-finals: Waldner bt Samsonov 20-22 18-21 21-14 21-18 21-19; Liu Guoliang bt Rosskopf 21-11 21-14 21-7; Kong Linghui bt Schlager 21-14 13-21 20-22 21-10 21-14; Persson bt Liu Guozheng 14-21 21-18 21-16 21-19.
Semi-finals: Kong Linghui (China) bt J Persson (Swe) 21-12, 13-21, 21-16, 21-13; J-O Waldner (Swe) bt Liu Guoliang (China) 21-19, 21-16, 21-19.
Bronze medal: Liu Guoliang (China) bt J Persson (Swe) 21-18, 19-21, 21-14, 21-13.
Final: Kong Linghui (China) bt J-O Waldner (Swe) 21-16, 21-19, 17-21, 14-21, 21-13.

Women: Round-robin: Group A: L Geng (Can) bt S Zhou (Aus) 21-17, 21-13, 21-15; S Zhou (Aus) bt N Komwong (Thai) 15-21, 21-18, 21-17, 21-19; L Geng (Can) bt N Komwong (Thai) 21-12, 21-10, 21-13. Group B: C Batorfi (Hun) bt B Kaffo (Nigeria) 21-17, 21-9, 21-9; C Batorfi (Hun) bt J Reed (US) 17-21, 21-14, 21-12, 21-10; J Reed (US) bt B Kaffo (Nigeria) 21-17, 21-15, 21-16. Group C: Lee Eun-Sil (S Kor) bt T Banh (US) 21-7, 21-8, 21-17; Xiao Xiao Wang (Can) bt T Banh (US) 21-15, 22-20, 22-20; Lee Eun-Sil (S Kor) bt X X Wang (Can) 21-18, 21-12, 21-13. Group D: A Bakula (Cro) bt S Zhou (Aus) 21-18, 20-22, 19-21, 21-18, 21-18; J G Chang (US) bt S Zhou (Aus) 21-12, 21-10, 21-13; J G Chang (US) bt A Bakula (Cro) 21-18, 21-15, 21-5. Group E: Jing Xu (Taiwan) bt Z Molnar (Hun) 21-18, 21-17, 21-11; Z Molnar (Hun) bt A Steshenko (Turkmenistan) 21-8, 21-10, 21-14; Jing Xu (Taiwan) bt A Steshenko (Turkmenistan) 21-11, 21-9, 21-11. Group F: R Sakata (Japan) bt M Miao (Aus) 21-11, 23-21, 21-18. Group F: R Sakata (Japan) bt F Osonaike (Nigeria) 18-21, 21-15, 18-21, 21-8, 21-15; M Miao (Aus) bt F Osonaike (Nigeria) 21-19, 21-16, 24-22. Group G: Jun Hong Jing (Sing) bt K Li (NZ) 21-9, 21-13, 21-12; K Li (NZ) bt S T Cancino (Chile) 21-12, 21-12, 21-16; Jun Hong Jing (Sing) bt S T Cancino (Chile) 21-7, 21-15, 21-9. Group H: E Aganovic (Cro) bt M Ramirez (Cuba) 21-13, 21-9, 21-8; J Liu (Austria) bt M Ramirez (Cuba) 21-6, 21-16, 21-12; Jia Liu (Austria) bt E Aganovic (Cro) 21-17, 19-21, 21-12, 21-7. Group I: C Li (NZ) bt R Garkauskaite (Lith) 18-21, 21-17, 21-9, 21-8; R Garkauskaite (Lith) bt B R Olate (Chile) 21-18, 21-13, 19-21, 21-12; C Li (NZ) bt B R Olate (Chile) 21-7, 21-4, 21-13. Group J: O Badescu (Rom) bt L Silva (Br) 21-8, 21-16, 21-16; O Badescu (Rom) bt O Kushch (Russ) 21-16, 18-21, 21-18, 21-14; O Kushch (Russ) bt L Silva (Br) 17-21, 21-10, 21-13, 21-15. Group K: Fei-Ming Chen Tong (Taiwan) bt O Kovtun (Ukr) 21-10, 21-18, 21-10; O Kovtun (Ukr) bt F Ramos (Ven) 21-8, 21-9, 21-15; F-M Chen Tong (Taiwan) bt F Ramos (Ven) 26-24, 21-9, 21-9. Group L: V Pavlovich (Bela) bt P Ghatak (India) 21-14, 21-17, 21-16; A Boileau (Fr) bt P Ghatak (India) 21-12, 21-9, 21-9; A Boileau (Fr) bt V Pavlovich (Bela) 21-15, 21-15, 22-20. Group M: G Melnik (Russ) bt C Wong (HK) 16-21, 20-22, 21-19, 21-16, 21-17; G Melnik (Russ) bt S A Aziz (Egypt) 21-6, 21-11, 21-15; Ching Wong (HK) bt S A Aziz (Egypt) 21-19, 21-12, 21-11. Group N: I Palina (Russ) bt M Musoke (Uganda) 21-9, 21-9, 21-18; Ah Sim Song (HK) bt M Musoke (Uganda) 21-16, 21-9, 21-11. Group O: A Svensson (Swe) bt V Pavlovich (Bela) 21-16, 21-17, 16-21, 21-16; V Pavlovich (Bela) bt S El Alfy (Egypt) 21-7, 21-12, 21-13; A Svensson (Swe) bt S El Alfy (Egypt) 21-12, 21-6, 21-11. Group P: T Kostromina (Bela) bt T Al Najar (Jordan) 21-10, 21-14, 21-12; M Svensson (Swe) bt T Al Najar (Jordan) 21-15, 21-11, 21-6; M Svensson (Swe) bt T Kostromina (Bela) 21-6, 15-21, 15-21, 21-19, 21-12.
Second round: N Wang (China) bt C Li (NZ) 21-17, 21-15, 21-9; J Wei Li (Sing) bt J Liu (Austria) 21-13, 21-17, 18-21, 21-17; F-M Chen Tong (Taiwan) bt J Schoepp (Ger) 16-21, 21-19, 15-21, 21-9, 21-10; C Koyama (Japan) bt E-S Lee (S Kor) 21-10, 24-22, 21-14; Q Gotsch (Ger) bt R Sakata (Japan) 21-14, 21-16, 21-15; E-M Suk (S Kor) bt O Badescu (Rom) 19-21, 21-18, 15-21, 21-10, 23-21; K Toth (Hun) bt I Palina (Russ) 21-15, 21-16, 21-7; J Chen (Taiwan) bt M Svensson (Swe) 25-23, 21-6, 22-20; J Hong Jing (Sing) bt J Sun (China) 21-16, 21-18, 21-7; L Geng (Can) bt T Boros (Cro) 18-21, 21-19, 21-23, 29-27, 21-14; M I Steff (Rom) bt A Boileau (Fr) 21-15, 21-12, 21-18; A Svensson (Swe) bt J Tian-Zoerner (Ger) 21-18, 21-13, 18-21, 19-21, 21-18; J-H Ryu (S Kor) bt J G Chang (US) 21-17, 15-21, 21-15, 21-10; A Konishi (Japan) bt J Xu (Taiwan) 21-15, 21-12, 21-15; X L Ni (Lux) bt C Batorfi (Hun) 24-22, 21-10, 19-21, 21-23, 21-14; J Li (China) bt G Melnik (Russ) 14-21, 21-17, 20-22, 21-18, 21-13; Q Gotsch (Ger) bt S Eun-mi (S Kor) 17-21, 21-17, 19-21, 21-17, 21-19; W Nan (China) bt J W Li (Sing) 18-21, 21-18, 19-21, 23-21, 21-16; C Koyama (Japan) bt F-M Chen Tong (Taiwan) 24-26, 20-22, 21-6, 21-9, 21-15; J Chen (Taiwan) bt K Toth (Hun) 21-14, 21-9, 21-14; R Ji-hye (S Kor) bt A Konishi (Japan) 21-17, 22-20, 15-21, 17-21, 22-20; J H Jing (Sing) bt L Geng (Can) 16-21, 25-23, 13-21, 22-20, 23-21; M J Steff (Rom) bt A Svensson (Swe) 13-21, 21-16, 18-21, 21-10, 21-13; L Ju (China) bt X Lian Ni (Lux) 21-15, 21-11, 21-15.
Quarter-finals: Jing Chen (Taiwan) bt Q Gotsch (Ger) 17-21, 19-21, 21-13, 21-10, 21-17; Li Ju (China) bt Ryu Ji-hye (S Kor) 12-21, 21-14, 21-19, 21-5; J H Jing (Sing) bt M J Steff (Rom) 22-20, 21-12, 19-21, 22-20; Wang Nan (China) bt C Koyama (Japan) 21-19, 21-8, 22-20.
Semi-finals: Wang Nan (China) bt Jing Chen (Taiwan) 12-21, 22-20, 21-17, 21-15; Li Ju (China) bt Jun Hong Jing (Singapore) 15-21, 21-13, 21-12, 21-19.
Bronze medal match: Jing Chen (Taiwan) bt Jun Hong Jing (Sing) 18-21, 21-14, 21-15, 21-10.
Gold medal: Wang Nan (China) bt Li Ju (China) 21-12, 12-21, 19-21, 21-17, 21-18.

Men: Doubles: Elimination round: H Hoyama and C Kawai (Br) bt D Kaci and F Oulami (Alg) 21-11, 21-16; T Sweeris and D Zhuang (US) bt A Helmy and E Sayed Lashin (Egypt) 21-10, 17-21, 21-18 ; J Gambra Said and A Morales Marengo (Chile) bt I Harinto and A Suseno (Indo) 21-8 , 15-21 , 21-14 ; B Clarke and J Plumb (Aus) bt F Arado and R Arado (Cuba) 21-12 , 22-20 ; Hoyama and Kawai bt Kaci and Oulami 21-11, 21-16; Gambra Said and Morales Marengo bt Harinto and Suseno 21-8, 15-21, 21-14; Sweeris and Zhuang bt Helmy and Sayed Lashin 21-10, 17-21, 21-18; Clarke and Plumb bt Arado and Arado 21-12 , 22-20 Round-robin: Group A: D Eloi and C Legout (Fr) bt J Huang and K Liu (Can) 11-21 22-20 21-14. Group B: D Heister and T Keen (Hol) bt N Kazeem and S Toriola (Ngr) 12-21 21-19 21-15. Group C: Yuk Cheung and Chu Yan Leung (HK) bt K Kreanga and N Tsiokas (Grc) 21-14 14-21 21-14; Kreanga and Tsiokas bt S Gerada and M Smythe (Aus) 21-7 21-19. Group D: M Maze and F Tugwell (Den) bt Yinghua Cheng and Khoa Nguyen (US) 21-12 21-7. Group E: S Iseki and T Tasaki (Jpn) bt J-M Saive and P Saive (Bel) 21-10 21-11. Group F: F Haakansson and P Karlsson (Swe) bt T Sweeris and D Zhuang (US) 14-21 21-10 21-9. Group G: L Blaszczyk and T Krzeszewski (Pol) bt P Korbel and J Plachy (Cze) 21-11 21-18. Group H: S Grujic and I Lupulesku (Yug) bt B Clarke and J Plumb (Aus) 21-8 21-7. Round-robin: Group A: D Eloi and Christophe Legout (Fr) bt S Liu and P Tabachnik (Arg) 21-15, 21-10. Group B: N Kazeem and S Toriola (Nigeria) bt C Baboor and R Subramanyan (India) 26-24, 17-21, 21-18. Group C: Yuk Cheung and Chu Yan Leung (HK) bt S Gerada and M Smythe (Aus) 21-13, 21-17. Group D: M Maze and F Tugwell (Den) bt K Matsushita and H Shibutani (Japan) 21-13, 21-10. Group E: S Iseki and T Tasaki (Japan) bt J G Said and A M Marengo (Chile) 21-10, 21-8. Group F: V Samsonov and E Shchetinin (Bela) bt T Sweeris and D Zhuang (US) 21-14, 21-18. Group G: L Blaszczyk and T Krzeszewski (Pol) bt H Hoyama and C Kawai (Br) 21-13, 21-15. Group H: S Grujic and I Lupulesku (Yug) bt T Boll and J Rosskopf (Ger) 21-18, 21-18.
First round: Lee Chul-seung and Yoo Seung-min (S Kor) bt Yuk Cheung and Chu Yan Leung (HK) 16-21, 21-16, 19-21, 21-9, 21-15; Yen-Shu Chang and Peng-Lung Chiang (Taiwan) bt M Maze and F Tugwell (Den) 21-19, 21-15, 22-20; D Eloi and C Legout (Fr) bt J Persson and J-O Waldner (Swe) 21-18, 23-21, 21-18; Wang Liqin and Yan Sen (China) bt S Iseki and T Tasaki (Japan) 21-18, 21-16, 21-6; Kong Linghui and Liu Guoliang (China) bt L Blaszczyk and T Krzeszewski (Pol) 21-16, 12-21, 19-21, 21-18, 21-18; P Chila and J-P Gatien (Fr) bt F Haakansson and P Karlsson (Swe) 21-17, 10-21, 21-11, 21-18; K Taek-soo and Oh Sang-eun (S Kor) bt S Grujic and I Lupulesku (Yug) 21-18, 21-18, 21-13; K Jindrak and W Schlager (Austria) bt D Heister and T Keen (Neth) 22-20, 21-14, 21-17.
Quarter-finals: W Liqin and Y Sen (China) bt D Eloi and C Legout (Fr) 21-6, 21-13, 21-19; P Chila and J-P Gatien (Fr) bt K Jindrak and W Schlager (Austria) 15-21, 19-21, 21-19, 21-17, 22-20; K Linghui and L Guoliang (China) bt K Taek-soo and O Sang-eun (S Kor) 21-18, 21-9, 10-21, 21-10.
Semi-finals: Wang Liqin and Yan Sen (China) bt Lee Chul-seung and Yoo Seung-min (S Kor) 21-12, 21-19, 17-21, 21-18; K Linghui and L Guoliang (China) bt P Chila and J-P Gatien (Fr) 21-12, 22-24, 21-10, 21-10. Final: Wang Liqin & Yan Sen bt Kong Linghui & Liu Guoliang 22-20, 17-21, 21-19, 21-18. Third place: Chila & Gatien bt Lee Chul-Seung & Yoo Seung-Min 22-20 21-23 21-19 21-10.

Women: Doubles: Elimination round: K Okenla and A Owoh (Ngr) bt L Perez and F Ramos (Ven) 21-14 21-14; S Abdel Aziz and B Osman (Egy) bt M Ramirez and L Suarez (Cub) 21-16 21-13; Okenla and Owoh (Ngr) bt Perez and Ramos (Ven) 21-14 21-14; Abdel Aziz and Osman bt Ramirez and Suarez 21-16 21-1. Round-robin: Group A: M Miao and S Zhou (Aus) bt J Herczig and J Liu (Aut) 16-21 21-13 21-17; Miao and Zhou bt L Geng and M-C Roussy (Can) 21-12 18-21 21-1. Group B: K Naito and R Sakata (Jpn) bt Jian Fang Lay and S Zhou (Aus) 17-21 21-11 21-17; R Garkauskaite and J Prusiene (Lit) bt K Naito and R Sakata (Jpn) 21-18 21-1. Group C: Q Gotsch and J Schoepp (Ger) bt Jun Gao Chang and M Do (US) 21-9 22-24 21-18; Jun Gao Chang and Do bt Xiao Xiao Wang and C Xu (Can) 15-21 21-14 22-20. Group D: C Li and K Li (NZ) bt T Banh and J Reed (US) 21-16 21-8; E Schall and N Struse (Germany) bt Banh and Reed (US) 21-12 21-15. Group E: O Badescu and M J Steff (Rom) bt O Kushch and G Melnik (Rus) 21-10 22-20; O Kushch and G Melnik (Rus) bt K Okenla and A Owoh (Ngr) 21-16 21-1. Group F: A Fujinuma and A Konishi (Jpn) bt S Morel Messina and S Tepes Cancino (Chile) 17-21 21-14 21-19; Fujinuma and Konishi bt Ah Sim Song and Ching Wong (HK) 21-19 12-21 21-12. Group G: E Aganovic and T Boros (Cro) bt Hsiu-Li Tsui and Feng-Yun Yu (Twn) 23-25 21-18 21-10; Hsiu-Li Tsui and Feng-Yun Yu bt B Kaffo and F Osonaike (Ngr) 21-13 21-19. Group H: A Svensson and M Svensson (Swe) bt S A Aziz and B Soliman (Egy) 21-10 21-15; T Kostromina and V Pavlovich (Blr) bt Aziz and Soliman 21-10 21-10.
Quarter-finals Li Ju and Wang Nan (China) bt Elke Schall and Nicole Struse, (Ger), 21-10, 21-18, 21-17; Eldijana Aganovic and Tamara Boros (Cro) bt Jun Hong Jing and Jia Wei Li (Sing) 21-16, 15-21, 9-21, 27-25, 25-23; Kim Moo-kyo and Ryu Ji-hye (South Kor) bt Ai Fujinuma and An Konishi (Jap) 21-13, 21-11, 21-5; Otilia Badescu and Mihaela Joana Steff (Rom) bt Chen Jing and Xu Jing (Tai) 21-15, 23-21, 22-20. Bronze medal: Kim Moo-kyo and Ryu Ji-hye (S Kor) bt C Batorfi and K Toth (Hun) 21-18, 21-19, 22-24, 19-21, 21-19. Gold medal: Li Ju and Wang Nan (China) bt Sun Jin and Yang Ying (China) 21-18, 21-11, 21-11.