The defending champions have now won two straight ties and will move into the knock-out stage along with Indonesia, who also collected two wins by 3-2 over Malaysia and 5-0 over France. China and Indonesia are sure of their quarter-final places no matter what happens in their final group game against each other on Wednesday. World No 5 Chen Yufei was extended to three games by Soniia Cheah before toughing out an 18-21 22-20 21-18 win to give China their first point. In the men’s Thomas Cup, defending champions Denmark also successfully booked their last-eight spot after a 5-0 win over Russia 5-0 in Group D, their second win after the 5-0 demolition over Algeria on Monday. In Group C, Japan also moved into the quarter-finals after they beat Germany 4-1.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 22, 2018 13:07 UTC