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XIAMEN: Defending champions China advanced to the final of badminton’s Sudirman Cup with an unassailable 3-0 lead over Japan today, setting up a final clash with South Korea as the hosts close in on a record-extending 14th title.
The Koreans, who are four-time champions, overcame fierce resistance from Indonesia to secure a 3-2 win in the second semi-final in the evening session.
China’s world No 2 mixed doubles pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping beat Hiroki Midorikawa and Arisa Igarashi 21-11, 21-17 in the opener.
Top seed Shi Yuqi then crushed eighth-ranked Kodai Naraoka 21-8, 21-16 in the men’s singles.
Japan showed resilience in the women’s singles, where Akane Yamaguchi, who had won 21 of her previous 33 encounters with Chen Yufei, pushed the Tokyo Games champion to three games but Chen held her nerve to prevail 17-21, 21-9, 21-16.
“I did feel that Akane’s pace was very high in the first game and she consumed a lot of energy,” Chen said.
“After we changed ends, she was against the drift, and so it was harder for her.
“The most important thing for me, although I don’t know if I’ll play the next match, is that I have to ensure my best condition and have the best mental state to prepare for the final… both teams will be under pressure.”
South Korean mixed doubles pair Chae Yu-jung and Seo Seung-jae had little trouble beating Indonesia’s Dejan Ferdinansyah and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 21-10, 21-15 in the opener.
Indonesia’s 19-year-old tournament debutant Alwi Farhan then overcame Cho Geon-yeop 16-21, 21-8, 21-8 in the men’s singles to level the contest, before Paris Olympic Games champion An Se-young beat Putri Kusuma Wardani in the women’s singles to restore South Korea’s lead.
But Indonesia bounced back in the men’s doubles, with Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana winning a close match.
It was the women’s doubles pair of Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee who came to South Korea’s rescue with a decisive win to secure their country’s place in the final for the ninth time.
China are in their 16th straight final of the biennial mixed team championship, having won 13 of the last 15.
But South Korea, who lost to China in the 2023 final, beat them in the showpiece clash in 2003 and 2017.
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South Korean mixed doubles pair Chae Yu-jung and Seo Seung-jae had little trouble winning the opener 21-10, 21-15. (AFP pic)
XIAMEN: Defending champions China advanced to the final of badminton’s Sudirman Cup with an unassailable 3-0 lead over Japan today, setting up a final clash with South Korea as the hosts close in on a record-extending 14th title.
The Koreans, who are four-time champions, overcame fierce resistance from Indonesia to secure a 3-2 win in the second semi-final in the evening session.
China’s world No 2 mixed doubles pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping beat Hiroki Midorikawa and Arisa Igarashi 21-11, 21-17 in the opener.
Top seed Shi Yuqi then crushed eighth-ranked Kodai Naraoka 21-8, 21-16 in the men’s singles.
Japan showed resilience in the women’s singles, where Akane Yamaguchi, who had won 21 of her previous 33 encounters with Chen Yufei, pushed the Tokyo Games champion to three games but Chen held her nerve to prevail 17-21, 21-9, 21-16.
“I did feel that Akane’s pace was very high in the first game and she consumed a lot of energy,” Chen said.
“After we changed ends, she was against the drift, and so it was harder for her.
“The most important thing for me, although I don’t know if I’ll play the next match, is that I have to ensure my best condition and have the best mental state to prepare for the final… both teams will be under pressure.”
South Korean mixed doubles pair Chae Yu-jung and Seo Seung-jae had little trouble beating Indonesia’s Dejan Ferdinansyah and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 21-10, 21-15 in the opener.
Indonesia’s 19-year-old tournament debutant Alwi Farhan then overcame Cho Geon-yeop 16-21, 21-8, 21-8 in the men’s singles to level the contest, before Paris Olympic Games champion An Se-young beat Putri Kusuma Wardani in the women’s singles to restore South Korea’s lead.
But Indonesia bounced back in the men’s doubles, with Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana winning a close match.
It was the women’s doubles pair of Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee who came to South Korea’s rescue with a decisive win to secure their country’s place in the final for the ninth time.
China are in their 16th straight final of the biennial mixed team championship, having won 13 of the last 15.
But South Korea, who lost to China in the 2023 final, beat them in the showpiece clash in 2003 and 2017.
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