DOHA - Top-seeded Lin Shidong got the better of Lam Siu-hang of Hong Kong, China in the men's singles third round to reach last 16 at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Tuesday.

It was a textbook performance from the world No. 1 Chinese as he triumphed 11-9, 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 over 30 minutes.

Earlier in mixed doubles action, Lin paired up with Kuai Man as the top seeds to secure a 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-6) demolition of Austria's Robert Gardos and Sofia Polcanova.

Third-seeded Brazilian Hugo Calderano, who claimed the World Cup by beating Lin in the final, also won his singles third round game, defeating Tunisia's Wassim Essid 11-5, 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 in just 23 minutes.

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Chinese Liang Jingkun, the fifth seed, overcame an early setback to beat Portugal's Joao Geraldo 5-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-8, 11-8, while his compatriot Lin Gaoyuan, seeded 16th, whitewashed Argentina's Horacio Cifuentes 11-4, 11-9, 11-2, 13-11.

Fourth-seeded Japanese Tomokazu Harimoto had met stiff challenge from Manav Thakkar before he nipped the Indian in six sets (13-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3).