South Korea defeats China to win second BWF Uber Cup title

South Korea defeated China 3-2 within the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Uber Cup Remaining at Affect Area in Bangkok on Saturday to win the championship of the highest ladies’s badminton event.

That is the second Uber Cup title for South Korea after their first victory in 2010 in Kuala Lumpur.

South Korea gained the primary two doubles matches, whereas China gained the primary two singles video games, making the final singles match between Wang Zhiyi and Sim Yu-jin the title-decider. In the long run, Sim beat Wang 28-26, 18-21 and 21-8 to carry residence the trophy for South Korea.

World’s No. 3 Chen Yufei gained the primary match for China after beating An Se-young 17-21, 21-15 and 22-20. Recreation 1 was a battle for Chen as she wasted a seven-point lead (11-4) to lose that recreation. An’s gradual however resilient strikes made Chen very uncomfortable. Although she gained the second recreation, her power was working out when Recreation 3 started.

In consequence, Chen was trailing in more often than not on this recreation. Nevertheless, An grew exhausted quickly in no small half due to the highly effective efficiency of her opponent. Each used a medical timeout throughout this recreation to achieve some momentum. In the long run, Chen saved three match factors and gained the 91-minute match for China.

Within the second match, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan misplaced to Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan 21-12, 18-21 and 18-21. The Chinese language pair secured a straightforward win within the first recreation, however misplaced their momentum after Recreation 2 began. In the meantime, Lee and Shin grew extra aggressive because the match went on. Having rallied to win two video games in a row, they tied 1-1 for South Korea.

The misplaced second match put nice strain on He Bingjiao within the second singles contest, however He beat each the strain and Kim Ga-eun 21-12 and 21-13. He did not give Kim Ga-eun any probability to hijack the tempo of the sport. As an alternative, she overpowered her opponent from the start. Her quick motion and urgent assaults have been merely an excessive amount of for the opponent to withstand in any respect.

After 43 minutes, He put China within the main place 2-1 once more with authority.

South Korea tied the rating 2-2 after Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong beat Huang Dongping and Li Wenmei 22-20 and 21-17 within the second doubles match. It hasn’t been lengthy since Huang and Li joined fingers and there was apparent disconnection and incoordination between the 2.

In contrast, Kim Hye-jeong and Kong are extra accustomed to one another and extra assured. They have been answerable for the match from the start and lead on a regular basis. Huang and Li labored exhausting and lower the deficit to a chasable degree a number of instances, however the South Korean pair managed to understand each recreation factors in a stable approach.

Then got here the fifth match between Wang and Sim. Each are quick gamers, making the ultimate recreation very explosive. Li was extra highly effective and aggressive however Sim had higher studying of the sport. The rating reached draw a number of instances in Recreation 1. Having saved seven recreation factors, Wang misplaced this recreation.

The uphill battle on the finish of Recreation 1 consumed Sim greater than it exhausted Wang, who additionally studied Sim’s performs rigorously to reply extra precisely within the following rounds. Having established an early lead of 11-5, Wang stood up in opposition to Sim’s steady rally on the finish of Recreation 2 to tie the match 1-1.

Recreation 3 was as nicely associated to abilities as to willpower and expertise. The primary two video games enabled Sim to know Wang’s performs nicely sufficient to be one step forward of her on a regular basis. She quickly achieved an 11-1 lead. Wang may hardly make respectable resistance as the sport went on. Her rally stopped at 21-8 in the long run, which price China the sixteenth Uber Cup title.