China annex Sudirman Cup sixth in a row

Sports Desk :
China won their sixth consecutive Sudirman Cup-the World Badminton Mixed Team Cup-on Sunday, as the pre-tournament favourites swept Japan aside in the final, beating their fellow Asian giants 3-0 in Dongguan.
With the home support behind them and their immense record in the tournament, it always looked set to be China’s day.
Japan appearing in the final for the first time ever started well, as they put up a brave fight in the opening tie of the final in the men’s doubles.
Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa pushed Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan all the way, but the Chinese pair eventually prevailed 21-17, 20-22, 21-17 to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
The women’s singles was a much more straightforward affair for China as the world No. 1 Li Xuerui beat Akane Yamaguchi 23-21, 21-14.  
Li admitted to feeling pre-game nerves in the final, but she was impressive in claiming the second tie of the day for China, per Channel News Asia: “Because it’s a big contest, I felt pressure. The reason why the score was so close in the first game was because I made a few mistakes.”
The win was sealed by double Olympic gold medalist Lin Dan, better known as Super Dan, in the men’s singles. The 31-year-old dispatched Takuma Ueda 21-15, 21-13 at the Dongfeng Nissan Sports Centre to his great delight, displaying excellent skills to the joys of the jam-packed gallery.