Source: CCTV.com

06-12-2007 08:33

China have easily negotiated the first hurdle in the defence of their Sudirman Cup badminton title. They have swept to a 5-0 win over Thailand on the opening day of the world team tournament.

And the following men's and women's doubles also saw easy wins for Chinese pairs, finishing a perfect title defense without losing a single game.

Doha Asian Champions Zheng Bo and Gao Ling were first up in the mixed doubles.

The Chinese duo dominated from beginning to end before powering over their Thai rivals after straight games in just 29 minutes. 1-0 to China.And this turned out just a start of a rout.

World Number one Women shuttler Zhang Ning has been suffering from an ankle injury.