Defending champion China won the women's team title for the 20th time after beating Japan 3-0 in the final of the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday.

周日，在2016年世界乒乓球锦标赛决赛当中，卫冕冠军中国队在以3比0的总比分击败日本队之后，第20次拿下女子团体冠军。

As the first player in action for China, Liu Shiwen beat Japanese Ai Fukuhara easily 11-5, 11-6 and 11-8, giving a perfect start for her team.

作为中国队第一个出场的运动员，刘诗雯以11比5,11比6,11比8的比分轻松击败了日本选手福原爱，为全队开了一个好头。

"I played in a fairly good state today due to the support from our strong team. I also want to extend my appreciation¹ to the audience in the stadium, who have been cheering up for us," Liu said.

刘诗雯表示：“由于我们强大的团队的支持，我今天有一个相当不错的状态。我还想向在球场上为我们喝彩的观众们表示感谢。”

Li Xiaoxia won the second rubber for China after a tough battle against Kasumi Ishikawa. After losing the first two sets 6-11 and 7-11, Li began to demonstrate her dominance on the court and left no chance to Ishikawa by winning the last three sets 11-9, 11-3 and 11-5.

在经历了与日本选手石川佳纯艰难的比拼之后，李晓霞为中国队拿下了第二场比赛。在以6比11和7比11的比分输掉了前两局之后，李晓霞开始在场上展现她的统治力，没有留给石川佳纯任何机会，并最终以11比9,11比3和11比5的比分赢下了最后三局比赛。

"Though I have not been in my best state during the championships, I still feel satisfied with the result. After all, I managed to tackle with the pressure and win the match," Li said.

李晓霞表示：“虽然在锦标赛中我没有找到最佳状态，但是我仍然对结果感到满意。毕竟，我想办法处理了压力并赢得了比赛。”

Reigning² world champion Ding Ning also had a tough task against Japanese 15-year-old Mima Ito. After losing the first set 8-11, Ding displayed her all-round skills in defense³ and attack to dominate the rest of the match, winning three sets in a row to wrap up the final 11-7, 11-8 and 11-1.

卫冕世界冠军丁宁在迎战日本15岁选手伊藤美诚的比赛中也遇到了些困难。在以8比11的比分输掉第一局之后，丁宁在攻防两端都展现出了她全面的技术，并掌控了剩余的比赛，最终以11比7,11比8,11比1的比分拿下了连续三局，结束了比赛。

"Because Ding has been playing very stable, I decided⁴ to let her to play the third rubber," said Kong Linghui, head coach of the Chinese women's team.

中国国家女队主教练孔令辉表示：“因为丁宁一直以来表现的很稳定，所以我决定让她来打第三场比赛。”