The Chinese women’s team advanced to the quarterfinals after two straight group stage wins, beating teammates Spain 5-0 at the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup on Monday in Bangkok, Thailand.
In the opening match, China beat Australia 5-0 and were in perfect form.
In the absence of the world champion and former world number 1 Carolina Marín, the Spanish team did not have much difficulty advancing during the game of the Chinese midfielders.
In singles, Sen Yufe defeated Clara Azurmondi 21-16, 23-21 in a straight set. The other four games were over in half an hour.
She defeated Lucía Rodríguez, 18, 21-2, 21-8 in 24 minutes. Newly crowned at the Asian Badminton Championships, Wang Ji defeated his rival Ania Chettian 21-10, 21-6.
In the doubles event, Tokyo Olympics silver medalists Cen Kingsen-Jia Yifan defeated Beatrice Coralus/Lorena Usley 21-9, 21-9. Meanwhile, another Du Yue/Li Wenmei duo defeated Lucia Rodriguez/Ania Chettian 21-5, 21-12.
In the same category, Chinese Taipei beat Australia 5-0 and Denmark beat Egypt 5-0.
Next, the Chinese team meets the Chinese Taipei team in the group round.
As reigning champions, China won gold in the competition, a total of 15 gold medals in history. China beat Japan 3-1 in Denmark last year.
