On the morning of May 5, in the 2024 Uber Cup final that ended in Chengdu, the national badminton women's team swept the Indonesian team 3:0, winning the championship again after four years, which is also the 16th time in the history of the Chinese badminton team to win the Uber Cup, which symbolizes the highest honor of the world badminton women's team competition.
In the first set of the women's singles competition, Chen Yufei, the number one women's singles player in the national feather, won easily 21:7 in the first game. In the second game, Indonesian player Mariska strengthened the attack, Chen Yufei encountered certain difficulties, the scores of the two sides rose alternately, after 15:14, Chen Yufei attacked 21:16 and then went to the next city, and won the first point for the Chinese team in two straight games.
In the second set of the Women's Doubles, world No. 1 Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan took on Indonesia's Madanti/Sugiato. In the first game, after the Indonesian pair took a 4:2 lead, the "Fan Chen" combination fought hard to catch up and enter the technical timeout with an 11-7 lead. Back on the court, the "Fan Chen" combination scored consecutive points, and soon extended the lead to 16:8, and finally took the lead 21:11. In the second game, the "Fanchen" combination started 3:1 and entered the technical timeout with an 11:4 lead, and after entering the middle game, the "Fanchen" combination continued to expand its advantage 16:6 and won easily 21:8, helping the Chinese team rewrite the total score to 2:0.
In the third set of the women's singles competition, in the first game, He Bingjiao entered the state obviously slower and made more mistakes, and soon lost a game with a big score of 10:21. In the second game, He Bingjiao adjusted in time, and after taking a 7:2 lead, there was no need to make a mistake, and Wadoyo quickly chased the score to 8:8. In the middle and late games, He Bingjiao's wave of 7:0 scoring made the opponent unintentional, 21:15! He Bingjiao pulled the game score to 1:1. In the deciding game, the scores of the two sides were never opened, and after 14 points, He Bingjiao seized the opportunity to lock in the victory with 21:17.
In this Uber Cup competition, the Chinese team did not lose a single game and won the championship. In the three group games, the national team defeated the Singapore team, the Canadian team, and the Indian team 5:0 respectively, and advanced to the quarterfinals with an impressive record of not losing a game. In the quarterfinals, the Chinese team swept the Danish team 3:0 to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 3:0 to enter the final. In the final, the Chinese team defeated the Indonesian team 3:0 to win the championship.
↑ Chinese player Chen Yufei returns the ball in the singles match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jia Haocheng
↑ Chen Yufei returns the ball in the singles match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hou Zhaokang
↑Chen Yufei celebrates her victory after a singles match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan
↑ Chen Yufei celebrates scoring in a singles match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan
↑Chen Qingchen (left)/Jia Yifan after winning the women's doubles match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan
China's Chen Qingchen (right)/Jia Yifan celebrate scoring in the women's doubles match on May 5. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin
China's Chen Qingchen (left)/Jia Yifan celebrate after winning the women's doubles match on May 5. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Bin
On May 5, China's He Bingjiao returned the ball in the women's singles match with Indonesia's Wadoyo. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hou Zhaokang
On May 5, China's He Bingjiao returned the ball in the women's singles match with Indonesia's Wadoyo. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hou Zhaokang
On May 5, China's He Bingjiao returned the ball in the women's singles match with Indonesia's Wadoyo. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hou Zhaokang
Text丨Rushing News reporter Wu Yongming
Photo丨Xinhua News Agency