MAGDEBURG, Germany -- Reining World Champion Wang Liqin suffered defeat on the opening day of the Magdeburg Table Tennis World Team Cup on Friday, while the men's and women's teams of China were still unbeaten.

China's Zhang Yining serves to Japan's Fujinuma Ai during their table tennis team match in the 2nd round of Group A between the two countries for the Magdeburg Table Tennis World Team Cup in Magdeburg, Germany October 5, 2007. [Xinhua]Wang was beaten in four games by Leung Chu Yan in the contest against Hong Kong.

This was the first losing game for the powerful Chinese team in the qualifying round of the tournament.

However, that was the only reverse in the fixture for China. Ma Lin beat Cheung Yuk, Wang Liqin overcame Li Ching later on whilst Wang Hao and Ma Lin combined to win the doubles against Cheung Yuk and Li Ching.

Chinese head coach Liu Guoliang attributed Wang's defeat to his failure to adapt to time difference.

"For the first thing, Wang had not yet adapted to the time difference after he arrived in Germany," Liu told Xinhua after the match.

"For the other, Wang Liqin was not aggressive, he was not in high morale in his fight," he added.

For the Chinese men's team as a whole, they finished the day in top place in Group A, having earlier beaten Russia. Hong Kong and France both had one win each.

Hong Kong defeated France in their opening duel. The latter beat Russia later.

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