Sudirman Cup: China beat Indonesia to reach semis; Malaysia stun Denmark as Axelsen retires
Suzhou (China), May 19 (Ians) Hosts China stormed into the semifinals of badminton’s Sudirman Cup after sweeping away Indonesia 3-0 here on Friday.
Malaysia stunned Denmark 3-1 and South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei in other quarterfinal matches on Friday.
China, who have won 12 of the past 17 editions and have never missed the semifinals, will next take on Japan, who edged Thailand 3-2 earlier on Friday.
Mixed doubles pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong suffered a scare before rallying past Rinov Rivaldy and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the opening tie.
The Indonesian duo took the first set 21-13, but Zheng and Huang recovered to clinch the second 23-21. The Chinese pair kept their momentum to win the decider 21-11, reports Xinhua.
“Neither of us felt very nervous, but maybe because of that, we didn’t notice that our bodies were too relaxed to play,” Huang commented on the thriller.
“We haven...
Malaysia stunned Denmark 3-1 and South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei in other quarterfinal matches on Friday.
China, who have won 12 of the past 17 editions and have never missed the semifinals, will next take on Japan, who edged Thailand 3-2 earlier on Friday.
Mixed doubles pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong suffered a scare before rallying past Rinov Rivaldy and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the opening tie.
The Indonesian duo took the first set 21-13, but Zheng and Huang recovered to clinch the second 23-21. The Chinese pair kept their momentum to win the decider 21-11, reports Xinhua.
“Neither of us felt very nervous, but maybe because of that, we didn’t notice that our bodies were too relaxed to play,” Huang commented on the thriller.
“We haven...
- 5/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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