China claims Sudirman Cup for eighth time

China defeated Denmark 3-1 to win the Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championship for the fourth time in a row and the eighth overall in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Sunday.

Denmark has lost both its Sudirman finals to China, including a 3-1 home loss on its home court in 1999.

With huge support from the home crowd, Xu Chen and Ma Jin took an easy victory in straight games in the opening mixed doubles against Fisher Neilsen and Christinna Pedersen.