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Hong Kong's Jiang Tianyi clinches first title in nine years

Women's hope Lee Ho-ching lost her final to Japan's Misako Wakamiya

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Jiang Tianyi of Hong Kong competes in the men's singles final at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Hungary Open in Budapest. Photo: Xinhua

Jiang Tianyi won his first men's singles table tennis title in nine years after clinching the ITTF Hungarian Open at the weekend. 

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The second seed from Hong Kong narrowly edged out Jeong Sang-eun of South Korea after seven games in Budapest, holding off a late surge by his opponent for a 4-3 victory.

Jiang last won a tour title back in 2005 when he was crowned the German Open champion.

It was a different story in the women's singles, however, as Hong Kong's Lee Ho-ching was beaten in the final by Misako Wakamiya of Japan 4-2.

Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun and Li Ching-wan won a silver medal in the women's doubles after losing 3-1 to their Austrian opponents, while Ho Kwan-kit won the boys under-21 singles title.

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Hong Kong's Jiang  Huajun (front) and Li Ching-wan play a shot in the final of the women's doubles in Budapest.  Photo: EPA
Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun (front) and Li Ching-wan play a shot in the final of the women's doubles in Budapest. Photo: EPA
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