Peaking at just the right time, China's Huang Meng Ping emerged from nowhere with an incredible run over the past two days to edge past Japan's Ueda Moe 4-3 (6-11,9-11,13-11,11-7,11-9,9-11,12-10) in the title game for the Gold in Women's Table Tennis this evening.

A jam-packed crowd at the Taipei Arena was treated to one of the closest matches in recent years as Huang overcame an early 0-2 deficit by winning the next three sets and losing the sixth set by a close 9-11 margin before prevailing in a thrilling seventh to clinch the Gold.

Failure to put the game away when it counted the most cost Ueda the Gold as she allowed Huang back into the game in a momentum-shifting third set that delivered a major boost of confidence to the Chinese.

In the decisive seventh, both players traded leads smaller than four through the first 20 points in a classic seesaw affair before Huang finally pulled away with back-to-back points to nail the win. (By Huang Chih-Yen)