Women's winner Hu Limei (right) of China and runner-up Liu Jia of Austria pose with their trophies after the conclusion of the World Tour Qatar Open TT Championship yesterday. Left: HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (centre), secretary general of Qatar Olympic Committee, hands over the trophy to men's winner Xu Xin of China as runner-up, Chinese Taipei’s Chuang Chih-Yuan, looks on. Pictures: Anas al-SamaraeeBy Sahan Bidappa/DohaChina’s domination in world table tennis continues as Xu Xin and Hu Limei clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, at the ITTF World Tour Qatar Open yesterday.At the Qatar Women Sport Committee Hall, there was no stopping Xin’s fierce forehand as the second seed extended his love affair with Qatar, winning his third title here after 2011 and 2012. His opponent, Chinese Taipei’s Chuang Chih-Yuan, the sixth seed, fought bravely but could not prevent Xin from walking away with a 13-11, 11-4, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5 victory.For 15th seed Limei, however, it was a battle of nerves with 12th-seeded Liu Jia before she prevailed over her experienced Austrian opponent 11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 14-12 for her first World Tour title.But it was Xin who brought the vociferous capacity crowd to its feet with an exhilarating display of speed as he dictated the final with his forehand. The 23-year-old has been in top form this year, having won the World Tour Grand Finals in Dubai in January. In Doha, even as his higher seeded compatriots fell by the wayside, Xin was untroubled. After winning a close first game, Xin accelerated in the second, taking a commanding 7-0 lead and closed out the game in no time.However, Chih-Yuan came up with a different game plan in the third game as he made a conscious effort to not feed into Xin’s forehand. And it paid off as Chih-Yuan wrested the game. But in the fourth, Xin once again assumed control and then ran away with the fifth to win the title with ease.“Coming into this tournament I was not able to train much due to my hectic schedule. I didn't play as well as I had hoped but being in the final and winning, I feel very happy!” said Xin. “There was of course some pressure on me, as I was the only Chinese remaining since the quarter-finals,” he added.It was Xin’s eighth title at the ITTF World Tour level, where he has also finished runner-up twice. He also joined Zoran Primorac (1998, 1999 and 2001) and Wang Liqin (2005, 2006 and 2010), who have triumphed in Qatar thrice. For Chih-Yuan though, it was his 14th World Tour final, and it was the 11th time that he had to be content with second position.In the women's section, Limei, playing in her first World Tour final, displayed the calmness of a veteran. The 32-year-old Jia used all her experience in the title clash but Limei hung on.“It’s not just the first time I have won an World Tour title, it’s also the first time I made the semifinals, let alone the final”, gushed Limei. “I am very happy. Jia is a very experienced player, so before the match I told myself that I just needed to try my best.”As for Jia, who migrated to Austria from China when she was 16, it was her 10th appearance in the final. She has won the title six times.The men’s doubles title went to Korea’s Cho Eonrae and Seo Hyundeok after the seventh seeds beat the French pair of Tristan Flore and Emmanuel Lebesson 11-9, 11-7, 12-10. The women’s doubles title was clinched by Hong Kong’s Lee Ho Ching and Ng Wing Nam. In the final, they defeated China’s Liu Gaoyang and Liu Xi 11-8, 16-14, 11-6.