How it was won
Japan beat China 3-1 in the women's team final at the Asian Championships in Astana, Japan's first Asian women's team title with China in the field since 1974. Miwa Harimoto beat Wang Yidi and then Sun Yingsha, coming from two games down against Sun. China's men beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 for their title.
No Chinese player won a singles title. Tomokazu Harimoto beat Lin Shidong 3-1 in the men's final, after Oh Junsung had knocked out Wang Chuqin in the quarter-finals. North Korea's Kim Kum Yong beat Miwa Harimoto 3-1 in the women's final, and no Chinese woman reached the semi-finals: Sun withdrew from the singles after the team event with an arm problem.