South Korea dethrone China to win Uber Cup in nail-biter


Members of South Korea's women badminton team celebrate on the podium after defeating China during the womens finals of the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 14, 2022. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP): South Korea stunned defending champions China to win badminton's prestigious Uber Cup on Saturday (May 14) in an epic battle that went down to the wire here.

The holders were aiming for a 16th title in the women's team championship but with the countries deadlocked at 2-2 it all boiled down to a singles match between China's 15th-ranked Wang Zhiyi and 46th-ranked Sim Yu-jin.

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