Hao studied Puccini's texts and the opera for about a month.

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"The list reflects the rapid growth in China's entertainment industry, " list compiler Bobby Hao says.

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They also have a chance to clean sweep all of the medals on the men's side, with Sweden's Jorgen Persson the only player left to halt the powerful trio led by world number one Wang Hao in the semifinals on Saturday.

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