TOKYO (REUTERS) - China’s men took team gold on Friday (Aug 6), brushing Germany aside 3-0 in the final to put the seal on a dominant Olympic table tennis campaign.

Up against the world’s top three paddlers in Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Xu Xin, the German team were always facing an uphill struggle, and China’s Xu and Ma steamrollered their opponents 3-0 in the opening doubles match.