China's world No. 1 Sun Yingsha defeated Hina Hayata of Japan four games to one in the women's table tennis singles final at the Asian Games on Sunday.
Sun won 11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7 in front of a packed crowd at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.
The left-handed Hayata led 9-6 in the second game but Sun took five straight points to win it.
World No. 9 Hayata reached the gold medal match by outlasting world No. 4 Wang Yidi 11-4, 3-11, 11-8, 7-11, 10-12, 15-13, 12-10 in their semifinal.
Japan's Hina Hayata (facing camera) plays against China's Sun Yingsha in the women's table tennis singles final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 1, 2023. (Kyodo)
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