China stay perfect in Thomas Cup badminton
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China stay perfect in Thomas Cup badminton

Viktor Axelsen of Denmark hits a return against Youcef Sabri Medel of Algeria during their men's singles match at the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournament at Impact Muang Thani in Nonthaburi on Monday. (AFP photo)
Viktor Axelsen of Denmark hits a return against Youcef Sabri Medel of Algeria during their men's singles match at the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournament at Impact Muang Thani in Nonthaburi on Monday. (AFP photo)

China remained perfect in their campaign to regain the Thomas Cup badminton title after dispatching France 5-0 for a second straight group win on Monday.

Olympic champions Chen Long and Lin Dan contributed to the lop-sided win, a day after pasting Australia 5-0.

China have won the cup in five of the last seven editions.

The Thai Thomas Cup team did not play on Monday. They have a match on Tuesday night at 9pm against Indonesia.

South Korea remained atop its group after beating Canada 4-1.

Defending champion Denmark, led by world champion Viktor Axelsen, outclassed first-time qualifier Algeria 5-0.

Malaysia and Lee Chong Wei swept Russia 5-0 without dropping a game.

In Uber Cup play, Thailand easily defeated Hong Kong 5-0 late Monday for their second straight victory. The Thai team now are in top spot in Uber Cup Group B with a perfect 2-0 record, and will play their final group match on Wednesday against Taipei.

Top-seeded Japan collected their second Uber Cut group win after whitewashing Canada 5-0.

India made amends for an opening loss to Canada by beating Australia 4-1.

In another group containing three powerhouses of badminton - China, Indonesia, Malaysia - defending champion China opened by defeating first-time qualifier France 5-0.

Li Xuerui, the London Olympic champion who tore knee ligaments in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic semifinals, played in her first major event since then, and won her singles for China.

Indonesia edged Malaysia 3-2.

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