Take to Aarhus, in Danimarca, the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in badminton, that is the most important team tournaments, respectively male and female in the world, comparable in importance to the World Cup: in first day of competition no surprises and results all quite clear, with five of the nine matches closed at 5-0 and three others ended at 4-1.
THOMAS CUP
In Group A Thailand recovered from 0-2 and beat China Taipei 3-2 and Indonesia swept Algeria away 5-0, while in the Group B. South Korea beat Germany 4-1 and finally the hosts of Denmark ruled France 5-0.
Group A
Thailand-China Taipei 3-2
Indonesia-Algeria 5-0
Group B.
South Korea 4-1 Germany
Denmark-France 5-0
UBER CUP
In Group A 4-1 wins for Indonesia over Germany and 5-0 for Japan over France, while in Group D there are the claims of China on Canada for 5-0 and of the hosts of Denmark on Malaysia for 4-1, finally for the Group C South Korea’s 5-0 on Tahiti.
Group A
Indonesia-Germany 4-1
Japan-France 5-0
Group C
South Korea 5-0 Tahiti
Group D
China-Canada 5-0
Denmark-Malaysia 4-1
Photo: LaPresse
