On October 13, Beijing time, the Tangyou Cup competition continued. At present, the Uber Cup quarterfinals have been released. China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and other strong teams have advanced to the quarterfinals. Defending champion Japan defeated Indonesia 5:0 on aggregate in the final round of the group stage, and successfully qualified with a good result of three consecutive wins in the group stage and ranking first.
Japan are the defending champions of the Uber Cup, after beating Thailand three years ago to win the title. In the final round of the group stage, facing the Indonesian team, the Japanese coaching staff sent the strongest lineup, and all the main players appeared. In the first set, Japan's Akane Yamaguchi faced Indonesia World Youth Championships women's singles champion Mariska. Akane Yamaguchi controlled the situation throughout the whole process, winning two consecutive sets in 21:7 and 21:16 to win the opening goal.
In the second set, Japanese world champions Mayu Matsumoto / Naa Matsuyama appeared in the same two consecutive sets, 21:14, 21:19 victory over the Indonesian duo of Siti Fadia Silva Ramadanti / Rebika, to seal the victory. It is worth mentioning that the Indonesian Olympic champion Polly group did not appear, deliberately avoiding the Japanese team's front.
In the third set, Japan's Sasuke Takahashi also defeated Indonesia's Putry 21:14 and 21:19. In the fourth set, the Japanese duo of Yuki Fukushima / Yusa Higashino defeated the Indonesian duo of Marwa / Siyaka 21:9, 21:10. In the fifth set, Japanese badminton beauty Ōhori Sai won 21:14, 21:7, and defeated Indonesia's Esther 2:0.
It is worth mentioning that the three matches of the Uber Cup group stage in Japan, all of which were won 5:0, blasted a big score of 15:0, and did not lose a set, showing the foundation of the defending champion. However, the strength of the Japanese women's team has declined at present, on the one hand, the world champion Okuhara hopes to be absent, and the women's singles lack competitive two singles and three singles. On the other hand, the women's doubles does not have a fixed combination, and many people are injured.
In the group stage, the Japanese women's doubles also sent a secret weapon, arranging for Yuki Fukushima / Yusa Higashino, who is known to play in mixed doubles. This is the second time the two have partnered, and after the game, the two said that because the two are temporary partners, their tactics are to play their own parts. This pair is somewhat similar to the Guoyu Huang Dongping Li Wenmei combination. Both Dongye and Huang Dongping are good at slaying.