Hosts China down South Korea to clinch record-extending 14th Sudirman Cup title


Awesome: China's Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning celebrate with teammates after defeating South Korea's Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee in the women's doubles in the Sudirman Cup, in Xiamen. - AP

XIAMEN: China beat South Korea 3-1 in the Sudirman Cup final to capture a record-extending 14th title at the biennial mixed team competition in the Chinese city of Xiamen on Sunday.

Having won the last three Sudirman Cup editions, China were favourites against four-times winners South Korea and got off to a winning start from world number two mixed doubles pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping.

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