AARHUS – China emerged as Uber Cup champions for the 15th time. The 15th trophy was won by China after beating Japan 3-1 at Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark, Sunday (17/10/2021), morning WIB.
In the first party to play the women’s singles, Japan fielded Yamaguchi. The world number five player faced off against Chen Yu Fei who was ranked second in the world.
Unexpectedly, the 24-year-old was able to make a surprise by defeating Yu Fei. He won that match two straight games 21-18 and 21-10.
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After that, a fierce match occurred in the second party which played the women’s doubles sector. Through a battle of 1 hour 57 minutes, Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto failed to widen Japan’s advantage.
They lost 27-29 in the first game to Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan. Although they got up and won 21-15 in the second game, they finally had to admit the superiority of the Chinese representatives after losing 18-21 in the third game so the score was back at 1-1.
