World No 1 Lin Dan frustrated Thailand's Olympic semi-finalist Ponsana Boonsak 21-13, 21-11 to seal the coveted gold for China yesterday in Yiyang, Central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua photo)

BEIJING, Dec. 19 -- China stamped their dominance at the finals of the 2005 Invitational Badminton World Cup in the Central China city yesterday by sweeping 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 avenge the earlier defeat and claim the mixed doubles 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.

    Current world No 1 Lin Dan frustrated Thailand's Olympic semi-finalist Ponsana Boonsak 21-13, 21-11 to seal the coveted gold for China.

    "I was fully focused during the match, and it was a good game," said Lin. "The new scoring system made the game harder to predict, and you can't say it's favourable for me."

    "He is faster than me," explained a timid Boonsak, talking about the key reason of the failure.

    In the women's singles final clash, world No 2 Xie Xingfang pulled off a 21-19, 21-16 convincing victory over world and Olympic champion Zhang Ning.

    "I think it was a top-class match, and both of us displayed our quality," Xie Xingfang told reporters.

    "We both played well, but I didn't have good control," said Zhang.

    Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen upset another Chinese pair Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen 21-18, 21-15 in the women's doubles final while Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun downed Indonesian veterans Wijaya Candra/Budiarto Sigit in the men's doubles final.

    (Source: China Daily)