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Table-tennis

The table-tennis contest of the DPRK Championships took place at the Table-Tennis Gymnasium on Chongchun Street in Pyongyang.

The contest, attended by ten-odd male and female teams respectively, was divided into team and individual events.

The Hwaeppul Team beat the Pyongyang Team 3-1 to win the men's team event and the Amnokgang Team defeated the Pyongyang Team 3-0 to win the women's team event.

There also took place individual events.

The players of the Amnokgang Team and the April 25 Team won gold medals in the men's and women's doubles respectively and those of the Amnokgang Team in the mixed doubles.

Chon Jong Bom of the April 25 Team defeated Ri Jong Sik of the Amnokgang Team to win the men's singles and Pyon Song Gyong of the Kigwancha Team beat Choe Jong Im of the same team to win the women's singles.

Tennis

The tennis tournament took place as part of the DPRK Championships.

The Defence Sports Club of the Ministry of National Defence won the men's team event after beating all opponents by applying various tactics and skilful striking techniques, and the Kigwancha Sports Club won the women's team event by displaying a strong sense of competition and employing the tactics of taking the initiative in matches.

Women players of the Meari Tennis Team, who made their debut in the tournament, came second in the team event and third in the singles to draw the attention of experts.

The Defence Sports Club of the Ministry of National Defence and the Kigwancha Sports Club took first place in the men's and women's doubles and the men's and women's singles respectively and the Pyongyang Kim Jong Suk Textile Mill Team in the mixed doubles.

Korean chess

The janggi (Korean chess) contest of the DPRK Championships took place at the Taekwon-Do Holy Centre.

More than 60 players from 12 teams selected from Pyongyang and the provinces competed in 11 categories including the men’s and women's individual, doubles, mixed doubles and three-person and team events.

Im Ju Yon of the Pyongyang Municipal Team won the men's individual event and Jong Hyang A of the South Hwanghae Provincial Team won the women's individual event.

Pak Yu Gang of the Pyongyang Municipal Team and Ri Yong of the Nampho Municipal Team won first place in the men's and women's individual speed events respectively.

The Nampho Municipal Team and the South Phyongan Provincial Team won the men’s and women’s doubles respectively, and the North Hwanghae Provincial Team took first place in the mixed doubles. Kim Phyong Guk, Pak Rye Gwang and O Won Sam of the South Hwanghae Provincial Team came first in the three-person event and Kim Thae Hung of the Kangwon Provincial Team in the memory event.

The Pyongyang Municipal Team was placed first in total standings, followed by the Nampho municipal and South Hwanghae provincial teams.