The final of the Sudirman Cup 2013 was a duel between the two strongest doubles teams in the world- the ROK and China. Facing a China team made up mainly of London Olympics gold and silver medalists, the ROK players were unable to take the lead in any match and ended up losing 0-3, having to settle for a very respectable second place at this year’s Sudirman Cup.
China and the ROK have played each other in the final of the Sudirman Cup three times, with the ROK emerging victorious once and losing twice;this was their fourth meeting in the final.
Ko Sung Hyun/ Kim Ha Na in the FINAL of Sudirman Cup 2013
The first match of the final was the mixed doubles, with the ROK’s Ko Sung Hyun/ Kim Ha Na facing China’s world No. 11 pair Xu Chen/ Ma Jin. When the match began the Chinese pair took advantage of a slow start by Kim to target attacks at her, by doing so suppressing any attacking threat from the Korean pair........Full Article
