China's men's team win 9th consecutive title at table tennis worlds

Timo Boll of Germany returns the ball during the game against Ma Long of China at Men's group final between team China and team Germany at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, May 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

With a turning over to lead the game by 2-1, Xu became relaxed and collected the fourth set by 11-5, helping China raise the Swaythling Cup for the 21st time.

China captain Ma attributed the victory to the whole team. Asked about the Tokyo Olympics he said, "Two years is not long, also not short either, I need to plan for it, but first of all, I have to get the ticket to Tokyo."