South Korea upsets China to snare Sudirman Cup
SOUTH Korea yesterday won the Sudirman Cup for the first time in 14 years with an emotional 3-2 victory over 10-time champion China at Australia’s Gold Coast.
The South Koreans claimed their fourth cup in the world mixed teams competition with a charged 21-17, 21-13 win by Choi Sol-gyu and Chae Yoo-jung in the mixed doubles match.
The Korean victory — their first in the biennial tournament since Eindhoven in 2003 — ended China’s 14-year grip on the Sudirman Cup.
South Korea, which also won the Sudirman Cup in 1991 and 1993, fought back from 1-2 down in the final to claim victory.
Upon winning match point the entire South Korean team descended on Choi and Chae and swamped them in celebration, with Chae eventually climbing off the floor in tears.
It was an outstanding performance by Choi and Chae, ranked 14th in the world, against the second-ranked Chinese duo Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong.
Rio Olympic champions Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan gave China a confident start, rolling through the opening men’s doubles match 21-14, 21-15 in 42 minutes.
World bronze medalist Sung Ji-hyun levelled the final when she mastered He Bingjiao in the women’s singles 21-12, 21-16 in 49 minutes.
Chen Long, the reigning Olympic champion, two-time world champion and All England champion, was too strong for Jeon Hyeok-jin and took 47 minutes to wrap up a 21-10, 21-10 victory to give China a 2-1 lead.
But third world-ranked pair and All England champs Chang Ye-na and Lee So-hee took the final into a 5th match with a 21-19, 21-13 win over Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in a 55-minute women’s doubles rubber.
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