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Chinese table tennis star Ding Ning defeated up-and-coming Japanese sensation Miu Hirano in the women's singles semifinals at the World Table Tennis Championships on Saturday,

booking a place in the final against compatriot Zhu Yuling.

6月3日，周六，中国乒乓球选手丁宁在世锦赛女单半决赛中打败日本最有前途的选手平野美宇，率先锁定一个决赛席位，决赛将对战另外一位中国选手朱雨玲.

Ding, the Rio Olympic champion, won four of the five sets in the game in Germany's Dusseldorf.

丁宁是里约奥运会冠军，在德国杜塞尔多夫，以4：1完胜对手。

Hirano was seen as a hopeful who might shake China's long-domination in table tennis.

平野美宇之前被看作是动摇中国乒乓球霸主地位的最有希望的人。

Just a month ago, the 17-year-old Japanese beat three Chinese players, including Ding Ning, to take gold at the Asian Table Tennis Championships.

就在一个月前，17岁的平野美宇打败了包括丁宁在内的三名中国选手。并且夺得亚锦赛的金牌。