Zhang Lianwei defeated Japanese ace Shigeki Maruyama 3 and 2 in the final singles match Sunday as Asia comfortably beat Japan 14.5-9.5 to retain the Dynasty Cup.
Tomohiro Kondo, Hiroyuki Fujita and Takashi Kamiyama halved their respective matches but Angelo Que of the Philippines sparked a run of four wins for Asia by defeating Hideki Kase before Zhang's win over U.S. PGA player Maruyama put the icing on the cake at Mission Hills Golf Club.
It was a disappointing showing all around for Japan as Keiichiro Fukabori and Shingo Katayama were the only Japanese players to win in the 12 individual matches on the final day of the Ryder Cup-style tournament.
The Japanese had been looking to avenge their loss in the inaugural Dynasty Cup in 2003 but non-playing captain Isao Aoki admitted that the better team had won again.