Sudirman Cup 2019

Sudirman Cup 2019: Shi Yuqi stuns world champion Kento Momota as China romp over Japan to win 11th title

Japan have never won the badminton world mixed-team championship and their search goes on after they were well beaten 3-0 by China in the city of Nanning.

Sudirman Cup 2019: China and Japan display all-round badminton prowess as they clinch victories in semi-final matches

China and Japan stamped their indelible impress on the Sudirman Cup mixed team championships as the two most balanced all-round badminton nations in the world, when they eliminated Thailand and Indonesia, respectively, in the semi-finals.

Sudirman Cup 2019: China beats Thailand to reach final after clinical display, to play either Japan or Indonesia

Hosts China closed in on an 11th Sudirman Cup title as they ruthlessly dismantled Thailand to reach Sunday's final of the mixed-team badminton world championship.

Sudirman Cup 2019: Indonesia rely on doubles strength to eliminate Chinese Taipei; Japan breeze into semi-finals

Saturday's semi-finals of Sudirman Cup will see hosts China taking on unconsidered Thailand in the first of the elite group penultimate-round ties in morning, while the Indonesians and Japanese cross swords with one another in the evening.

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Sudirman Cup 2019: Malaysia's Teo Ee Yi injured after doubles partner Ong Yew Sin smashes his face during QF clash

Teo lay prone on the court floor for nearly 10 minutes with a gashed chin, blood pouring down his neck, with the men's doubles clash against top seeds Japan locked at 19-19 in the deciding game.

Sudirman Cup 2019: Is playing for India no longer a priority for shuttlers? Disappointing performances leave lot to answer for

Srikanth, Sindhu & Co have been seen to turn out almost reluctantly for India, in a manner that is directly antithetical to how tennis star Leander Paes would carry his heart on his sleeve and play his best while turning out in the country's colours.

Sudirman Cup 2019: Ratchanok Intanon-led Thailand outsmart South Korea; China down Denmark in lopsided contest

The 2-1 tie score for Thailand set the stage for Intanon’s heroine act that propelled her nation into the penultimate round, to be played on Saturday.

Sudirman Cup 2019: China proves to be a handful for tepid Indian squad; 17-year-old An Se Young guides South Korea to victory

There was no miracle forthcoming on Wednesday from a listless Indian squad that expectedly went down without a whimper by a 5-0 scoreline to hosts and second seeds China

Sudirman Cup 2019: Teenage sensation An Se-Young stuns World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying in South Korea's win over Chinese Taipei

Seventeen-year-old South Korean schoolgirl An Se-Young stunned Taiwan's world number one Tai Tzu-ying at the Sudirman Cup on Wednesday to burnish her fast-growing reputation.