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Olympic champion Li Xuerui and former world number one Wang
Shixian won their singles matches before Cheng Qingchen
partnered Tang Yuanting to clinch the second doubles and secure
China's third successive Uber Cup triumph.
The victory was all the sweeter for the home fans who had
earlier watched their men's team being knocked out by Korea in
the Thomas Cup semi-finals.
Li suffered an early setback when Korea's Sung Ji Hyun took the
first game in 16 minutes.
The local favorite quickly drew level, however, and sealed her
14-21 21-13 21-10 victory with a deft shot which died on the
advancing Hyun.
For 2010 champions Korea, Jung Kyung Eun and Shin Seung Chan
pulled off a massive upset by beating China's Olympic champions
Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei 16-21 21-17 25-23.
Wang restored China's advantage with a clinical 21-13 21-12
demolition of Kim Hyo Min before the talented 18-year-old Cheng
and her partner Tang, 21, sealed the title with a 21-14 21-16
win.
In Sunday's Thomas Cup final, Denmark will be hoping to land the
prestigious men's team title for the first time when they take
on 13-times champions Indonesia.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Ed
Osmond)
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