The win wraps up a deserved Thomas and Uber Cup double for the top-seeded squad, whose women claimed a fourth successive trophy on Saturday, just three months before the Athens Olympics. World number one Lin Dan subdued fierce rival Peter Gade in the evening's bad-tempered opening encounter 15-8, 15-13. The Danes hit back through world champion doubles pair Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen, who knocked Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng out of their stride 17-16, 15-6. The lumbering Kenneth Jonassen came close to making it 2-1 with a typically determined display against Bao Chunlai. However, the world number four came back from a game down and 4-10 in the third game to hand China the advantage. Sang Yang and Zheng Bo, ranked sixth in the world, then shocked European champions Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard 15-13, 15-8, sparking scenes of jubilation in the half-empty Senayan Indoor Stadium. China's women beat South Korea by the same 3-1 scoreline in Saturday's Uber Cup final. 转自搜狐
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