Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata took mixed doubles silver at the world table tennis championships Friday following a 3-0 loss to China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha.

The mixed doubles team of Tomokazu Harimoto (R) and Hina Hayata are pictured after winning the silver medal at the world table tennis championships in Durban, South Africa, on May 26, 2023. (Kyodo)

In a replay of the previous world championship final in 2021, world No. 1 duo Wang and Sun once again consigned the No. 2 Japanese pair to runners-up, winning 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 in Durban, South Africa.

Harimoto and Hayata had advanced to their second consecutive final with a 3-1 semifinal win over China's Lin Shidong and Kuai Man.

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto (R, blue) and Hina Hayata (L, blue) play against China's Wang Chuqin (R, red) and Sun Yingsha in their mixed doubles final at the world table tennis championships in Durban, South Africa, on May 26, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Miyu Nagasaki and Miyuu Kihara claimed women's doubles bronze after losing their semifinal 3-1 to China's Wang Yidi and Chen Meng.

The Japanese pair won the opening game before the seventh-ranked Chinese took control of the contest and advanced to the final with an 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 13-11 victory.