London, May 11 -- China secured a record-extending 12th consecutive men's team title atthe World Table Tennis Championships with a 3-0 victory over Japan behind another stunning comeback from Liang Jingkun.
Just one day after rallying from two games down against France's Alexis Lebrun in the semifinals, Liang repeated the feat against Japan's top player Tomokazu Harimoto on Sunday.
Liang struggled early on, dropping the opening two games 11-8 and 11-4 as Harimoto dictated play with relentless pace and aggression. But the Chinese player gradually found his rhythm and turned the match around with fearless attacking play, taking the next two games 11-9 and 13-11.
Harimoto appeared on course for victory after building an 8-3 lead in the deci...