Indonesia on top of the world

Badminton

Badminton

Indonesia on top of the world

Indonesia successfully defended their Uber Cup women's world team badminton championship title in Hong Kong yesterday when they took an unassailable 3-1 lead over China. The Indonesians, spurred on by 1,000 cymbal-shaking, flag-waving supporters, prevented China lifting the Cup for a record sixth time with some spirited play. It was their second straight win over the Chinese in the final, following their 3-2 triumph in Indonesia two years ago. "We really wanted to show everyone that we could win outside of Jakarta," said the Olympic champion, Susi Susanti, who gave Indonesia a winning start with a 4-11 11-5 11-5 victory over the world No 1, Ye Zhaoying