On May 1, Beijing time, the 2024 Tang You Cup continued, and today is the final round of the group stage. The top four seeds of the Yu Cup, China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand, all locked up the top spot in the group, and with the Japanese women's team defeating the Indonesian women's team 3-1 in advance, they won the first place in Group C of the You Cup.
In the other match, the Thai women's team defeated the Chinese Taipei women's team 5-0 to win the first place in Group B. Coupled with the first Chinese women's team in Group A and the South Korean women's team in Group D, these four "first echelon" teams are all locked in the first place in the group and will not meet each other in the quarterfinals.
The draw for the Uber Cup knockout round will be held after the group stage between Japan and Indonesia, and according to the principle of avoiding the 1/4 finals in the same group, the 1/4 final opponents of the Chinese women's team will be between Denmark, Indonesia and Chinese Taipei.
Thailand 5-0 Chinese Taipei
1. Intanon 21-18, 21-18 Coco Hui
2. Zong Gong Pan/Rawinda 21-10, 21-12 Xu Yaqing/Yang Jingdun
3, Ge Tong 21-9, 21-13 Song Shuoyun
4. Renta Kahn/Mu Enwang 21-14, 21-19 Hu Ayafang/Deng Chunxun
5. Li Meimiao 21-11, 20-22, 21-14 Bai Yupo
The overall strength of the Thai team is okay, the singles are stronger, the doubles are weaker, but the doubles of Chinese Taipei are weaker, and the Thai team has not encountered much challenge.
Japan 3-2 Indonesia
1. Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 17-21, 13-21 Mariska
2. Nami Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida 21-9, 20-22, 21-16 Lanny/Ramadanti
3. Aya Ohori 14-21, 22-20, 21-18 Este
4. Rena Miyaura/Ayako Sakuramoto 21-9, 21-15 Melissa/Rachel
5. Tomoka Miyazaki 12-21, 21-14, 13-21 Koman Ayew
In a singles battle, Mariska defeated Akane Yamaguchi with a shock reversal of 17:21, 21:17, 21:13. As a two-time World Championships women's singles champion and former world No. 1, Akane Yamaguchi has been affected by injuries recently, and her condition is not very ideal.
After the race, Mariska said: "Akane Yamaguchi is my senior, and I learned a lot from her. I played more patiently today and had good luck with the key shots. The opponents will get stronger and stronger, and the important thing is to maintain your confidence and go all out to fight for this point for the team, no matter who you are playing against. ”
Akane Yamaguchi said that before the game, she wanted to play actively, try not to fight into a tug-of-war, and not be deceived by the opponent's feints, but she still struggled to play in the back, and she made more mistakes.
In the second set, Naomi Matsuyama/Chiyo Shida won the first game easily, but they were stubbornly pulled back by their opponents in the second game, but fortunately withstood the pressure in the deciding game to keep a point. Aya Ohori reversed Este and almost lost the game in two games, but won the key point in the second game by 2 points, which was too important.
Rena Miyaura/Ayako Sakuramoto were the easiest of the five sets, and although Japan won at the bottom, Miyazaki Yuka still lost in the end, which was still quite surprising, and Japan lost in two sets in women's singles, and Aya Ohori still narrowly won.
The draw for the Uber Cup knockout round is out: China and Japan are in the top half, and China will play Denmark
Top half: China vs Denmark, Japan vs India
Bottom half: Indonesia vs Thailand, Chinese Taipei vs South Korea
China, Japan, and South Korea basically have no suspense to advance to the semi-finals, mainly depending on the match between Indonesia and Thailand, there is still suspense.