🏆 Game, set, badminton history! The Chinese team brought the heat to Xiamen this Sunday, defeating South Korea 3-1 to win their 14th Sudirman Cup title – extending their record as the most dominant squad in the competition’s history. 🐉🇨🇳
The showdown kicked off with a nail-biting mixed doubles match. Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping just barely edged out South Korea’s Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung in three games (21-16, 17-21, 21-15), setting the tone for the host nation.
South Korea’s An Se-young, the world No. 1 women’s singles player, fired back with a straight-game victory against Wang Zhiyi (21-17, 21-16). But China’s Shi Yuqi flipped the script in men’s singles, smashing Jeon Hyeok-jin 21-5, 21-5 – a scoreline that left the crowd in awe! 💥
The final act? Olympic silver medalists Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu sealed the deal in women’s doubles, taking down Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee 21-14, 21-17. Fourth straight Sudirman Cup win? Check. Legend status? Double-check! 🏅
With this win, China reaffirms its global badminton dominance – and the celebrations are just getting started. 🎉
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China beat South Korea to win record-extending 14th Sudirman Cup title
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