China cruise to third Sudirman Cup sweep
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-05-13 08:32

China continued their domination of the Sudirman Cup on Thursday, hammering their way past Asian rivals Indonesia 5-0 for a third straight sweep and a revenge match against holders South Korea in Saturday's semi-finals.

A determined Denmark took a 3-2 victory over the Koreans, who upset China at the last cup in 2003, to earn a semi-final meeting with Indonesia.

"I'm a little worried because we have never had to come from far behind, we haven't really been tested," China coach Li Yongbo said. "We will definitely face real challenges in the semi-finals."

Mixed duo Zhang Jun and Gao Ling faced a challenge against the unexpected Indonesian pairing of Flandy Limpele and Yunita Tetty, but regained form after losing the first game and put on a display of power badminton in the third for a 2-1 win.

Women's doubles team Huang Sui and Gao Ling sealed the sweep with a crushing 15-1 15-4 victory.

Denmark's Peter Gade, the world number three, came back after going a game down to defeat Korean Lee Hyun-il 2-1.

The Danish team's fortunes turned in the second event when Tine Rasmussen's left Achilles tendon snapped, forcing her to abandon her match with Seo Yoon-hee.

The Danes held out for the victory thanks to strong performances from men's pair Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen and mixed duo Jens Eriksen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, each winning 2-0.

England defeated Thailand to set up a Friday meeting with Hong Kong, who soundly beat Sweden.

The loser of the match between Thailand and Sweden will fall out of top group play at the 2007 Sudirman Cup and be replaced by the winner of Friday's Group 2 showdown between Japan and Malaysia, both victors on Thursday.

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