The Asian nation are usually the dominant force in the sport but have struggled to live up to their billing at the GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World venue.

Shi managed to ensure the country left with at least one title as she earned a comfortable 11-2, 12-10, 13-11, 11-3 triumph to finish at the summit of the podium.

Her success continued the Chinese dominance of the girls’ singles competition at the World Junior Championships as a player from the nation has won the event every year since 2003.

Previous winners include the likes of three-time Olympic gold medallist Ding Ning and Zhu Yuling, a triple world champion.

“I am so excited winning the first gold medal for China in the competition but I am little bit disappointed that we could not win more gold medals,” Shi said.

“Perhaps we were inexperienced because we have not played more international competitions.

“The final match looked simple in terms of the results but my opponent was very strong particularly in the second and third games as the scores were so close.”

With no play-offs for third being held, both Miyu Kato of Japan and Romania Adina Diaconu claimed bronze medals.

In the boys’ singles final, Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan produced a stunning comeback as he recovered from a two-game deficit to beat South Korea’s Cho Seung-min.

Harimoto was staring defeat in the face but fought back valiantly, eventually sealing a 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7 victory to end the tournament in style.

Yang Shuo of China and Ng Pak Ham of Hong Kong were the recipients of the bronze medals.

Cho was able to conclude the competition with a gold medal to his name as he won both the mixed doubles and boys’ doubles tournaments.

The South Korean partnered An Jae-hyun to the boys’ doubles crown as they overcame top seeded Japanese duo Harimoto and Tonin Ryuzaki 7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-3, 11-4.

French team Alexandre Cassin and Joe Seyfried and the Chinese Taipei’s Huang Chien-Tu and Lin Yun-Ju clinched bronze.

Cho and Kim Jiho claimed the mixed doubles gold medal with a 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 11-3, 13-11 success against Japan’s Yuki Matsuyama and Hina Hayata.

Darko Jorgic and Izabela Lupulesku of Serbia were given bronze alongside Chinese pair Xu Haidong and Yuan Yuan.

Romania’s Diaconu made history alongside her partner Andreea Dragoman as they became the first European team to win a doubles title as they took the girls’ crown by ousting Hayata and Kato 11-7, 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 9-11, 11-9.

Liu Qi and Wong Chin Yau of Hong Kong took bronze, with the other on offer going to their compatriots Tze Wing, who was beaten in the singles final, and Soo Wai Yam Minnie.

Tomorrow, doubles matches will begin the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Doha.