Badminton No.1 Akane Yamaguchi Beaten Again As Japan Bow Out
World number one Akane Yamaguchi suffered a second defeat in three days at the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Thailand on Friday as Japan were dumped out in the semi-finals by South Korea. An Se-young's battling win over Yamaguchi set the Koreans on their way to a 3-0 victory and a place in Saturday's final of the women's team championships against China. Holders China defeated hosts Thailand by the same 3-0 scoreline in Bangkok in the other semi-final.


