BEIJING - Beijing Guoan secured the halfway champion of the Chinese Super League, after it crushed Meizhou Hakka 4-0 away with Fabio Abreu's hat-trick in the 15th round.

Guoan had kept an unbeaten run before the Wednesday game. Fabio's brace put the capital-based team firmly in charge at half-time, Fang Hao made it 3-0 in the 55th minute, before Fabio's third goal sealed the win.

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After the win, Guoan leads the table with 35 points, while Shanghai Shenhua, who beat Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 3-0 on Wednesday, ranks second due to inferior goal difference. Chengdu Rongcheng remains in third after a comfortable 5-0 win over Shenzhen Peng City.

Shanghai Port bounced back from its Chinese FA Cup defeat to Shenhua by dominating Dalian Yingbo 3-0. The league defending champion enjoyed a 7-point margin over fifth-placed Shandong Taishan, who beat Wuhan Three Towns 3-1.

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Elsewhere, Zhejiang FC sailed away to a 3-0 victory over Qingdao Hainiu, Changchun Yatai edged past Qingdao West Coast 1-0, and Yunnan Yukun turned around Henan FC 2-1.