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China win snooker gold at Asian Indoor Games

Eurosport
ByEurosport

Updated 03/07/2013 at 09:24 GMT

China's 'Dream Team' of Ding Junhui, Tian Pengfei and Liang Wenbo have won gold in the snooker at the Asian Indoor Games in Incheon, Korea.

of Ding Junhui, Tian Pengfei and Liang Wenbo

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The professional trio were pushed all the way in the final though by India who fought from 2-0 down to level the match 2-2 before Ding sealed victory.
Brijesh Damani and Aditya Mehta lost their respective singles matches to Ding and Liang to give China a perfect start, however, the Indians then paired up to beat Liang and Ding in the doubles.
Mehta then defeated Liang - setting up a final frame showdown between Ding and Damani.
It was a tight one-frame showdown for the gold medal but six-time ranking event gold medallist Ding edged it 58-30.
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