The women’s national team ranked first in the group with three consecutive wins… The men’s national team advanced to the quarterfinals in second place after China. The Korean men’s and women’s badminton teams advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Team Championships.
The badminton women’s national team defeated Denmark 5-0 in the third match of Group D of the 30th World Women’s Team Championship (Uber Cup) held in Chengdu, China on the 30th.
In the group stage of this tournament, Korea defeated Mexico on the 27th, the United States on the 28th, and Denmark 5-0 without conceding a single game, and won all three games to take first place in the group and advance to the quarterfinals.
On this day, singles ace Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) achieved a complete victory, starting by defeating Line Kiaersfeld 2-0 (21-14 21-14).
The World Men’s and Women’s Team Championships are the most prestigious badminton team competitions held every two years. The men’s tournament is called the Thomas Cup and the women’s tournament is called the Uber Cup.
In this tournament, 16 countries for both men and women will participate in the group stage in 4 groups, and then the 1st and 2nd place winners from each group will advance to the quarterfinals and compete for the championship in a single match.
The Korean women’s national team, which defeated China in the finals at the 29th tournament held in 2022 and won its second championship since 2010, is off to a good start toward its second consecutive victory in the tournament.
The Korean men’s national team, participating in the 33rd Thomas Cup at the same venue, recorded 2 wins and 1 loss in Group A of the group stage, and entered the quarterfinals in second place after China (3 wins).
The men’s national team, which had previously defeated Canada and Australia, lost 2-3 in the final group match against China.
The quarterfinals will be held from the 2nd, and the matchups will be decided by lottery at a later date.
/yunhap news
2024-04-30 17:59:52
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