ZAGREB - Wang Liqin shut the last non-Chinese out of the world table tennis championships on Sunday, ensuring China's clean sweep of gold and silver medals for the third time before claiming his third title by beating teammate Ma Lin in the final game.

The defending champion played a technically smart game to outlast South Korean Olympic champion Ryu Seung Min 6-11, 11-3, 11-7, 14-16, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, joining teammate Ma Lin in the final.

Wang Liqin of China reacts during during his men's singles semi-finals match against Ryu Seung-Min of South Korea at the World table tennis championships in Zagreb May 27, 2007. [Reuters]

It is the fifth time for China to clean sweep the individual golds and for the third time, after the 1981 and 2001 championships, to walk way with all the golds and silvers.

In the seventh set decider, Wang forced the South Korean to make mistakes by pressuring on his backhand and hitting open space on his forehand side.

Ryu had driven into the net four times, before Wang jumped to a 8-4 lead and then ran away 10-7. A backhand service return too long by Ryu made the lanky Shanghaiese the third-time singles world champion.

The South Korean penholder opened brilliantly with a 4-0 lead as Wang looked hesitant. The Chinese had closed it to 4-6 but Ryu cashed in on a series of errors by the opponent to face the set point, which was lost by Wang who sent a forehand drive too long.

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