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[Badminton] The Challenger to China's Uber Cup Dominance

  China’s Uber Cup dominance might come to an end this year. It was virtually an empty Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on the final day of the 2010 Uber Cup, the women’s team competition for badminton. China, the mighty champion and six-times defending champion at that point were one step closer to once again defend their title. Standing on their way was the Koreans. A stadium with a capacity of 15,000 spectators only had a few hundred in the crowd. Perhaps a sign of confidence among badminton fans that China was without a doubt going to secure the title. China filled their strongest lineup led by then world no.1s - Wang Yihan in singles, and Ma Jin - Wang Xiaoli in doubles. They also had 2008 Olympic Women Doubles Champions, Du Jing - Yu Yang lining up as their second doubles pairing. On paper, the Koreans have virtually no shot of even winning one match, let alone winning three to win the tie. Koreans ultimately decided to split up their top two women doubles pairing, partne