The Chinese women's badminton team rallied past Japan 3-1 to claim their 15th Uber Cup in 19 Finals in at the Ceres Arena on Saturday.
In the opening singles, Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei lost 2-0 to world No. 5 Akane Yamaguchi, 21-18, 21-10...
Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan had a tough fight against Japanese pair Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto in the following match. It took the Chinese pair 46 minutes to snatch the first set 29-27, during which the longest rally lasted 56 shots.
The Japanese equalized the doubles match 1-1 by winning the second set 21-15... The Chinese Olympics silver medalists sealed the victory by winning the decider 21-18, equalizing the team score 1-1.
In Singles match, He Bingjiao smashed Sayaka Takahashi 21-9, 21-18, giving China a 2-1 lead.
Huang Dongping and Li Wenmei sealed the victory for China by edging Misaki Matsutomo and Nami Matsuyama 24-22, 23-21 in the deciding match.
Competing in her first-ever Uber Cup, Li was excited to claim the crucial win.
Courtesy to Xinhuanet Sports.
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