Defeat Japan 3-1, China wins Sudirman Cup 2021
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The Chinese team won the 2021 Sudirman Cup. In the final, China defeated Japan 3-1 in the final match which took place at Field 1 Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland on Sunday night WIB.
China successfully defended the title of the most prestigious team championship after they last won it in 2019 in Nanning, China. He Ji Ting/Zhou Hao Dong’s men’s doubles opened China’s 1-0 victory after overthrowing the Japanese pair Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi through a rubber game drama. 21-17, 14-21, 21-16.
But in the next party, Japan avenged their defeat through the women’s singles Akane Yamaguchi who won a straight game 21-19, 21-16 over Chen Yu Fei. The position became a 1-1 draw. In the next match, China turned 2-1 up after Shi Yu Qi’s men’s singles overthrew Kento Momota in three games with a score of 21-13, 8-21, 21-12.
In fact, when viewed in terms of ranking, Momota is more superior than Shi Yu Qi. The reason is, currently Momota is ranked first in the world’s singles, while Shi Yu Qi is ranked 10th.
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source: Between
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