Wang Chuqin of China returns during his match against Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan in the men's team quarterfinals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships in PyeongChang, South Korea on Sept 4, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Chinese paddlers sailed into both men's and women's team semifinals with overwhelming wins at the 2023 Asian Table Tennis Championships here on Monday.

After defeating Hong Kong of China 3-0, China's men faced arch-rivals Japan in the quarterfinals. Wang Chuqin earned China's first point by sweeping aside Tomokazu Harimoto 3-0. Fan Zhendong defeated Hiroto Shinozuka 3-0, followed by Ma Long's 3-0 victory over Shunsuke Togami.

China will now face hosts South Korea in the men's team semifinals on Tuesday.

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Sun Yingsha of China returns during her match against Zeng Jian of Singapore in the women's team quarterfinals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships in PyeongChang, South Korea on Sept 4, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

In the women's team quarterfinals, China's Sun Yingsha dispatched Singapore's Zeng Jian 3-0, and Chen Meng and Chen Xingtong won their matches with the same scoreline of 3-0 against Zhou Jingyi and Wong Xin Ru respectively.

China will next meet Japan, who defeated India 3-0 in the quarterfinals.

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This year's Asian Championships runs until September 10 with seven gold medals on offer.