Japan, who won the previous tournament in the international badminton tournament, women's team competition, and Uber Cup in Denmark, lost to China in the final on the 16th and did not win the tournament in a row.
The international badminton team competition for men and women, the Thomas Cup for men and the Uber Cup for women, is held once every two years at the same venue at the same time, with three singles games and two doubles games. , The team that wins 3 first wins.
In Japan's first singles match, Akane Yamaguchi, who ranked 5th in the world ranking, took the lead in the first game against Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei, and defeated the second game with a complete victory of 11 points.
However, in the following doubles, the pair of Yuki Fukushima, the world's No. 1 "Fukuhiro" pair, and Mayu Matsumoto, the world ranking No. 3 "Nagamatsu" pair, who are absent due to injury of their original partner, will be paired with the Tokyo Olympics. I lost to the pair who won the silver medal in a close battle until the final game, and I was caught up with 1 win and 1 loss.
After that, Japan lost the singles, and in the doubles after being driven to 1 win and 2 losses, the pair of Misaki Matsutomo and Nami Matsuyama lost straight.
Japan lost to China with 1 win and 3 losses to become the runner-up, and did not win the tournament in a row.