Lin overcomes morning setback to survive punishing day at table tennis worlds
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by sportswriters Cao Jianjie and Wang Zijiang
DOHA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Lin Shidong shrugged off a stunning morning defeat to win both his men's singles and doubles matches at the World Table Tennis Championships on Wednesday.
Lin and Kuai Man, the top seeds in mixed doubles, were upset 3-1 (8-11, 11-5, 13-11, 12-10) by Japan's 16th-seeded pair Maharu Yoshimura and Satsuki Odo, leaving Olympic champions Wa