South Korea stunned holders China to win the Uber Cup Finals at Muang Thong Thani’s Impact Arena in Nonthaburi on Saturday night.
Sim Yu-Jin defeated Wang Zhiyi in the decisive fifth rubber 28-26, 18-21, 21-8 to seal the 3-2 victory in the women’s team championship.
Olympic champion Chen Yufei picked up the first point for China after rallying from a game down to beat An Se-Young 17-21, 21-15, 22-20.
Lee So-Hee and Shin Seung-Chan put the Koreans on level terms with another three-game tussle against Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, prevailing 12-21, 21-18, 21-18.
He Bingjiao put the Chinese ahead with a 21-12, 21-13…
