On May 5, Beijing time, the 2024 Tang You Cup ushered in the final championship battle. In yesterday's Uber Cup semifinals, the national feather women's team swept the Japanese women's team 3-0, which is also the 20th time that the Chinese team has reached the Uber Cup final, and the national feather women's team strives to win the cup for the 16th time. The Indonesian women's team narrowly defeated the South Korean team without An Seying 3-2 in yesterday's semi-finals, and the Indonesian team returned to the Uber Cup final after 16 years.
Uber Cup final national badminton women's team and Indonesian team matchup:
1. Chen Yufei VS Maryska
2. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan VS Ramadanti/Rebecca
3. He Bingjiao vs Esther
4. Liu Shengshu/Zhang Shuxian vs Lanny/Rachel
5. Han Yue vs Devi
In the just-concluded 2024 Uber Cup final, the Chinese women's team swept the Indonesian women's team 3-0 and lifted the championship trophy at home, which is also the 16th time in the history of the national team to win the Uber Cup.
Game recap
Chen Yufei 2-0 Mariska
Chen Yufei, as the first sister of the national feather, is currently ranked second in the world. Indonesia's Mariska, ranked No. 9 in the world, has played each other 13 times, with Chen Yufei holding a 10-3 advantage.
In the first game, the two played back and forth in the opening stage, Chen Yufei led Mariska 7-6, and then Chen Yufei scored 4 points in a row to lead 11-6 into the technical break of the first game. Coming back from the break, the match became one-sided, and Chen Yufei went on a 10-1 run to win the first game 21-7.
In the second game, Mariska, who found her form, and Chen Yufei played inextricably, and Chen Yufei led 11-8 into the technical break of the second game. After the break, the game was still stalemate, Chen Yufei grasped the key points, Chen Yufei won the second game 21-16, and also won the first game of the Uber Cup final.
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan 2-0 Ramadanti/Libeca
Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, ranked No. 1 in the world, and Indonesia's Ramadanti/Rebecca are temporarily paired for the first time together.
In the first game, the Fan Chen combination and the Indonesian combination played inextricably at the beginning, 4-4 to 6-6, and then the Fan Chen combination began to exert force to take the lead in the first game of the technical break 11-7. Coming back from the interval, the Fan Chen combination became more and more courageous, scored 3 points in a row, led 14-7, won the game point 20-11, and won the first game 21-11.
In the second game, the Fan Chen combination made a dream start of 7-2, and their attack was unstoppable, entering the technical break of the second game 11-4. Coming back from the interval, the Fan Chen combination continued to attack and scored 3 points in a row, and the Indonesian combination also chased a few points, and the Fan Chen combination won another game 21-8. Chinese women's team 2-0 Indonesian women's team.
He Bingjiao 2-1 Esther
He Bingjiao, as the second singles of the national feather, is ranked 6th in the world. Indonesian teenager 18-year-old Esther is currently ranked 38th in the world. The two had never played each other before.
In the first game, the two tested each other at the beginning, He Bingjiao fell behind the opponent 2-4, and the Indonesian teenager Esther dared to fight to lead 8-3, He Bingjiao made many mistakes, and Esther entered the technical break of the first game 11-4. After the break, He Bingjiao found her form and began to launch an offensive, chasing points in a row, not to be outdone, and won the first game 20-10, and Esther won the first game 21-10.
In the second game, He Bingjiao led 6-2 at the beginning, and Esther continued to chase points, and the score came to an 8-8 draw. After that, both of them made unnecessary mistakes, and He Bingjiao led 11-9 into the technical break of the second game. Coming back from the interval, Esther kept making mistakes, He Bingjiao scored 6 points in a row, He Bingjiao led 17-9, and then Esther chased 3 points in a row, He Bingjiao got the game point in the second game 20-14, and He Bingjiao pulled back a game 21-15.
In the deciding game, the two played inseparably at the beginning, from 2-2 all the way to 8-8, the score was never opened, and He Bingjiao led 11-10 into the technical break of the third game. After the break came back, the two sides still have one point for you and one point for me, the situation is very stale, the physical strength of both of them has been exhausted, after the score reached 14 draws, He Bingjiao scored 3 points in a row, Esther made more mistakes, He Bingjiao won the championship point 20-16, and He Bingjiao won the tiebreaker 21-17. The Chinese women's team won the Uber Cup 3-0 Indonesian women's team.