On May 3, Beijing time, the 2024 Uber Cup continued to compete for the semifinals, and the Chinese team defeated Denmark 3-0 yesterday, and has not lost a set of games.
Japan also won 3-0, with China and Japan battling it out for a place in the final. The other two semi-finals were all played today, with defending champions South Korea winning 3-0 and fourth seed Thailand losing 3-0.
Chinese Taipei 0-3 South Korea
1, Xu Minqi 14-21, 9-21 An Xiying
2. Xu Yaqing/Lin Wanqing 6-21, 19-21 Bai Ha Na/Li Shaoxi
3, Song Shuoyun 5-21, 15-21 Shen Youzhen
The South Korean team defeated the Chinese Taipei team without sending Dai Tzu Ying 3-0 and successfully reached the semifinals. It is normal for South Korea to win the game easily, after all, they are the second seeds, or the defending champions, and their strength is very strong, and they defeated the Chinese team to win the championship in the Asian Games last year, and their women's singles and women's first doubles are very strong.
As the second singles, Shen Youzhen said after winning the victory: "Our doubles sister and An Xiying both played very well, and they scored 2 points first, so that I could play without too much pressure." The opponent is also a very good player, so I was a little worried before the game. But unexpectedly I played well today. ”
Regarding the semi-final against Indonesia, she said: "No matter who the opponent is, have the mentality of giving it their all. I didn't think too much about it. But it is different from the Chinese team, so I will be a little more relieved. But don't take it lightly and keep concentrating on the game. ”
Indonesia 3-0 Thailand
1. Mariska 22-20, 21-18 Intanon
2. Rahayu/Ramadanti 21-17, 21-14 Zonggongphan/Rawinda
3. Esther 19-21, 21-19, 21-19 Getong
After all, Thailand is the fourth seed, defeated China in the 2018 Uber Cup, reached the final, and then reached the semifinals, the world champion Intanon lost 0-2 to Mariska, failed to get the team off to a good start, this game is still very important, Thailand has been able to advance to the semifinals in recent years, Intanon is indispensable, and now the state is not as good as before, Intanon stopped in the quarterfinals.
Women's doubles is Thailand's weakness, it is normal to lose, but it is a pity that the women's second singles Getong lost the game, whether it is the world ranking or individual results, it is better than Esther, originally this game was planned to score points, Thailand used to rely on singles, close to one and two singles lost. After Indonesia won and advanced to the semi-finals, the players cried excitedly, it was not easy, and they didn't even expect to be able to enter the semi-finals.
In this way, the semi-finals of this year's Uber Cup are all released, China against Japan, and South Korea against Indonesia
For South Korea, it is really a sign, from the group stage to the semi-finals, it has not encountered too strong opponents, and it still has an advantage over Indonesia.
China is the same as the Hangzhou Asian Games, the semi-finals against Japan, if the final against South Korea, the current state of the Chinese team is better than last year, and the Japanese team's single Akane Yamaguchi is currently injured, the state is average, and they lost a game before, their strength in the first three sets is still relatively strong, and the Chinese team has a certain challenge, even if the fourth and fifth sets are played, the comprehensive strength of the Chinese team is stronger, and the winning side is still relatively large.