BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Ma Lin and Wang Hao, the number two seeds, powered their way to the men's doubles title at the Croatian Open in Zagreb, the ITTF said on its website on Sunday.

In the final on Saturday evening, the Chinese duo beat their South Korean peers Cho Eon Rae and Lee Jung Woo four to nil 11-3, 13-11, 11-7 and 14-12.

En route to the final, the Chinese had conceded only one single game in the semi-finals against another South Korean partnership, Kim Jung Hoon and Oh Sang Eun.

Ma Lin and Wang Hao who both suffered singles disappointments, had their eyes set firmly on the doubles gold, and they won in straight games in fashion.

For Ma Lin, it was his 28th men's doubles title on the ITTF Pro Tour, and the 10th for Wang Hao. Ma Lin also won three at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals where Wang Hao was still to capture his first.

Together it was their fifth career men's doubles title on the ITTF Pro having won in 2001 in Japan, 2003 in Denmark and Sweden and in 2006 in Japan.

Furthermore, they were the runners up in 2001 at the Danish and China Opens whilst they reached the quarter-final stage in 2001 in South Korea and in 2003 in Germany.

Meanwhile, it was their best ever men's doubles performance on the ITTF Pro Tour for the Korean duo.

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