Taiwan takes team title at int'l badminton eventTAIPEI - Taiwan won the team finals of the 2016 World University Badminton Championship in Russia on Wednesday, the country's first ever team title in the biennial tournament. In the final, Taiwan swept the mixed doubles, men's singles and men's doubles matches to claim victory without having to play the remaining women's singles and women's doubles matches. Taiwan's team reached the finals after blanking teams from Thailand (3-0) in the quarterfinals and Russia (3-0) in the semifinals. Taiwan's team consists of 12 players from National Taiwan Sport University, the University of Taipei, National Taiwan Normal University, and National Taipei University of Business. The singles and doubles events at the championship are being held from Friday to Sunday.

Source: The China Post September 16, 2016 16:07 UTC