PARIS - China's table tennis men's and women's teams eased past their respective opponents to advance into the semifinals at the Paris Olympics here on Wednesday.

China's men's squad beat South Korea in straight matches, in which Wang Chuqin, who had won gold in the mixed doubles with partner Sun Yingsha, scored twice.

World No. 1 Wang, 24, paired up with five-time Olympic champion Ma Long to beat Cho Dae-seong and Jang Woo-jin in straight sets 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 in the doubles, before he outclassed Jang in singles 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9.

Newly-crowned men's singles Olympic champion Fan Zhendong, 27, defeated Lim Jong-hoon of South Korea in 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6.

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"In the doubles, Ma Long and I were doing quite well. But in the singles, I tried to find my rhythm during the match," Wang Chuqin said.

Also on Wednesday, China's women crushed Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the quarterfinals, as the 25-year-old Wang Manyu won two matches.

"In the doubles match, I did well with Chen Meng, and it went pretty smoothly for us. In the singles, both of my opponent and I made some good points, which is also a test for me," said Wang Manyu.

China's men's and women's teams will respectively take on hosts France and South Korea in Thursday's semifinals.

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Chinese paddlers have been crowned in every Olympic team event since it was first introduced at Beijing 2008.