Chinese table tennis athletes won the men's singles and doubles titles at the German Open, the third event of the ITTF World Tour in Bremen on Sunday.
Ma Long defeated his teammate Xu Xin 4-1 in an all-Chinese final, taking the men's singles crown after they respectively knocked out Wong Chun Ting from Chinese Hong Kong and Patrick Franziska from Germany in the semifinals.
![Chinese table tennis athlete Ma Long holds the trophy in his hand after winning the men's singles title at the ITTF World Tour German Open on March 25, 2018. [Photo: Imagine China]](http://img2.zhytuku.china.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20180326/8d6b3529-362b-4119-88ed-01bafa72a775.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_500)
Chinese table tennis athlete Ma Long holds the trophy in his hand after winning the men's singles title at the ITTF World Tour German Open on March 25, 2018. [Photo: Imagine China]
Ma and Xu later beat Lee Sang-Su and Jeoung Youngsik from South Korea 3-0 to win the men's doubles.
![Chinese table tennis athlete Xu Xin competes during the men's singles final at the ITTF World Tour German Open on March 25, 2018. [Photo: Imagine China]](http://img3.zhytuku.china.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20180326/a6f6bd14-216f-4580-b7e9-5b91adedfce2.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_500)
Chinese table tennis athlete Xu Xin competes during the men's singles final at the ITTF World Tour German Open on March 25, 2018. [Photo: Imagine China]
Kasumi Ishikawa from Japan defeated South Korean Seo Hyo-won 4-1, becoming the champion in women's singles. Hina Hayata and Mima Ito from Japan beat Jeon Ji-hee and Yang Ha-eun of South Korea 3-1 in women's doubles.
This year's German Open, starting attracted 284 athletes from 47 countries and regions.
