Asian Championships gold medalists Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota then teamed up to beat Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai 21-14 21-9 before 2017 Indonesian Open winner won the third point for Japan by dispatching Brittaney Tam 21-14 21-14. Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto beat Anne-Julie Beaulieu and Stephanie Pakenham 21-5 21-13 in the second doubles before world No 17 Sayaka Takahashi clinched the whitewash with a 21-10 21-11 win over Catherine Choi. In Group D, defending champions China opened their campaign with another 5-0 win, over France. In the men’s Thomas Cup Denmark, who two years ago became the first European winners in the tournament’s history, routed Algeria 5-0, the same score as Malaysia’s win over Russia. The Thai men, after a 3-2 opening defeat to South Korea in Group B on Sunday, next play Indonesia on Tuesday evening.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 21, 2018 15:22 UTC