China stamped their dominance at the finals of the 2005 Invitational Badminton World Cup in the central China city by sweeping¹ all the five gold medals on offer.

The unstoppable pair of Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen dominated the battle against world champions Indonesia's Widianto Nova and Nastsir Lilyana in a replay of the 2005 World Championships final. The Chinese duo edged out their opponents 21-19, 21-10 to avenge² the earlier defeat and claim the mixed double's title.

"We need a bit more time to get used to the new 21-point scoring rules, as matches become faster and aggressive," said Widianto after the match.

重点词汇

P>dominance  n. 优势        　　　　mixed double  n. 混合双打