China stamped their dominance at the finals of the 2005 Invitational Badminton World Cup in the central China city 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 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