Wang and Zhang make it three! (2007 Zagreb)

Zhang Yining and Wang Nan have won the women’s doubles gold as a pair for the third World Championships on the bounce, as they coasted against their Chinese compatriots Guo Yue and Li Xiaoxia ().

It was a match full of lessons for the young as the two female athletes on one end were just so much better than their opponents, something which was reflected in the scoreline. Guo ends up with silver for the third consecutive World Championships, having partnered Niu Jianfeng in 2003 and 2005. For one of her conquerors on the day, Wang made it her fifth consecutive women’s doubles’ gold as she had previously also won with Li Ju in 1999 and 2001.