SUZHOU, China, April 30 (Xinhua) -- A mixed doubles pair of China's Xu Xin and South Korea's Yang Hae-un made it to the final after beating a Hong Kong duo at the world table tennis championships on Thursday.
Given courtside advice by China head coach Liu Guoliang and his South Korean counterpart Ahn Jae-hyung, the transnational pair overcame Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hopi Kem, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9.
Ahn, who is married to former Chinese world champion Jiao Zhimin and speaks fluent Chinese, is head coach of the South Korean men's team.
Xu and Yang will vie for the title with Japanese Maharu Yoshimura and Kasumi Ishikawa, who stunned defending champions Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong from DPR Korea, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4.