The Chinese men’s team defeated Malaysia 3-0 in the one-sided final of the Asian Badminton Team Championship on Sunday to be crowned champions.
India defeated Thailand 3-2 to win the women’s title.
China has top superstars such as Xi Yu Qi and Li Shifeng, who are ranked in the top three in the world in men’s singles, and Liang Wei Ken and Wang Zhang, who are ranked second in the world in men’s doubles. I came without it.
Despite this, they were far better than other teams, defeating Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, South Korea, and finally Malaysia on their home soil.
Against the host nation, China took the lead as Wen Hong Yang defeated Leung Junhao in the 51st minute, 21-19, 21-17.
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Leung only competed in the first singles as world No. 10 Li Zhijia was absent again due to sinusitis.
China’s No. 1 doubles pair, Xie Hao Nan-Zen Wei-Han, beat the world ranking fifth-ranked pair, Aaron Chia-Saw and Wu Yi Yik, 21-16, 16-21, 23-21. They won big and doubled their lead with the away win.
China needed 38 minutes to defeat Eojin Ewe 21-10, 21-14 with Lei Lan Xi’s second single to win their first Asian team title.
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Ray, 26, said China’s victory was a great achievement for the young team.
He said he was “excited to win this team event with this group of players,” adding that the victory gave the team “a great sense of accomplishment and the desire to continue this performance to be selected for future team events.” It was an encouragement for me,” he added.
The Indian women’s team also expressed their gratitude to the young prodigy after Anmol Kaalb’s sensational performance that netted them the winning goal against Thailand.
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With the score deadlocked at 2-2, the 17-year-old defeated Pornpicha Cheikwong 21-14, 21-9 in the third singles match, clinching the title for India.
Herb, who also scored the winning goal in the semi-final against Japan, said the victory was a life-changing moment.
“Actually, I’m quite young to win this, but I’m very happy! This is a big achievement for me,” she said. “I think my life will change for the better after this. India’s history was made in this tournament.”
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India took the lead in the first singles with a goal from Pusarla Venkata Sindhu and in the women’s doubles, the lead was doubled by the first Trisa Jolie-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela.
However, Thailand quickly regained an even playing field with matches between Busanan Onbumrungphan (women’s singles) and Benyapha Aimsad-Nuntakarn Aimsad (women’s doubles), and then Kaalbu took center stage.
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