Spain You already know your rivals in the group stage of the Uber Cup 2022after the draw held this Friday at the headquarters of the International Federation (BWF). The women’s team has been framed in Group B along with China, China Taipei and Australia.
The Uber Cup is the name given to the World Championships for women’s teams and takes place from May 8 to 15 in Bangkok along with the men’s version of the Thomas Cupwith the 16 best teams on the planet.
Regarding the competition, it is organized by groups of four teams among which it is necessary to be in first or second place to play the quarterfinals.
Of the rivals of the Spanish, it is worth highlighting the high level of China and of China Taipei. The Chinese team stands out for having, on an individual level, the Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei and the medalists at the 2021 Huelva World Championship He Bing Jiao and Zhang Yi Man. Also, as for the doubles, Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan They come from hanging silver in Tokyo 2020 and world gold in the city of Huelva.
On the other hand, China Taipei has Tai Tzu Ying, who is number 1 in the world ranking, Olympic runner-up and world runner-up. Finally, there is no doubt that Australia It is the most affordable rival of the group, which does not mean that you have to fight with everything to achieve victory.
It should be remembered that Spain has just signed a historic result in the last edition of the Uber Cupwhere the selection directed by Arthur Ruiz and Ernest Garcia finished as the ninth best team in the world, a result that had never been achieved before. In addition, beyond the historic result, they highlighted the good feelings shown by our players, who continue to give continuity to the good feelings shown in the last few months of competition and can do great things in the future.
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