China beat hosts Thailand to meet South Korea in Uber Cup final

May 14， 2022 （Xinhua） — China’s women’s badminton team sailed past host nation Thailand 3-0 in the Uber Cup semifinals on May 13 and will defend their title against South Korea in the final showdown. China faced Thailand for the third consecutive time in the Uber Cup semifinals， with Olympic champion Chen Yufei beating Ratchanok Intanon 2-0 to give her team the lead. In the following doubles match， the world’s No. 1 Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan stumbled in the first set by the Thai pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai. However， Chen and Jia bounced back to take the match 17-21， 21-13， and 21-15.