CHENGDU, China (AP) – China defeated Indonesia in the finals of the Uber Cup and Thomas Cup on Sunday, underscoring its dominance in badminton.
China, which lost to South Korea in the women’s Uber final in Bangkok two years ago, defeated Indonesia 3-0. Indonesia played its first final since 2008.
Olympic champion Chen Yufei gave China the perfect start by defeating Gregoria Mariska Tanjun 21-7, 21-16. After that, the Chinese pair of world No. 1 Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan defeated Siti Fadia Silva Ramadanti and Rybka Sugiarto 21-11, 21-8, taking an overwhelming 2-0 lead. was maintained.
For Indonesia, teenager Ester Nurmi fought hard before He Bingjiao came back to win 10-21, 21-15, 21-17.
“It was disappointing that we couldn’t win the Uber Cup last time, so for the past two years we have always been prepared and played at home,” He said.
China reclaims the Thomas Cup
China defeated 14-time champions Indonesia 3-1, ending their six-year wait to reclaim the Thomas Cup.
Second-ranked Xi Yu Qi got China off to a great start with a resounding 21-17, 21-6 victory over Anthony Siniska Guinting.
“As captain, I have a lot of responsibility and pressure, but fortunately we were able to get off to a good start,” Shi said after the 43-minute victory.
The Chinese pair of Liang Weiken and Wang Zhang doubled their lead by defeating Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Lian Ardianto 21-18, 17-21, 21-17 in just over an hour.
Jonathan Christie then gave Indonesia a glimmer of hope with a 21-16, 15-21, 21-17 win over Li Shifeng, before He Zhi Ting and Ren Xiang Yu escaped and Mohammad – Defeated against Shohibul Fikri 21-11, 21-15. and Bagas Maulana in straight sets, giving China their 11th Thomas Cup title in the biennial tournament.
This is the first time since 2012 that the same countries will compete in the men’s and women’s finals.
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