The national team has reached the Sudirman Cup final for 16 consecutive times to set a god record, and is only one step away from the 14th championship in team history

The 13-time champion Chinese team swept Japan 3-0 in the semifinals of the 2025 Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championships on the 3rd, taking the lead in the final, and is still one step away from the 14th championship in team history and 4 consecutive hegemony. China won the first three matches today, with mixed doubles Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, men's singles Shi Yuqi and women's singles Chen Yufei all winning, so that the last two men's and women's doubles matches were not played.

Feng Yanzhe (left) and Huang Dongping celebrate excitedly after defeating Daiki Midorikawa and Arisa Igarashi to win the first point for the Chinese team

Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, known as the "Phoenix Combination", took 45 minutes in the first game to defeat their temporary partners Daiki Midorikawa and Arisa Igarashi 21-11, 21-17, firing the first shot for the Chinese team, which was also the first meeting between the two sides.

In the second game, China sent the world's No. 1 brother Shi Yuqi to face Japan's world No. 8 "Great Mill King" Naraoka Kodai, "Su Cup God of War" Shi Yuqi finally took 44 minutes to win Naraoka Kodai 21-8, 21-16, expanding the record between the two sides to 9-5, and also establishing a 2-0 lead for China.

Shi Yuqi, China's No. 1 brother, celebrated defeating Japanese opponent Kodai Naraoka in two games in the semi-finals of the Suzhou Cup Badminton Tournament on Saturday to score the second point for the Chinese team.

Chen Yufei reversed Yamaguchi to win the point. Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei then faced arch-rival and former world champion Akane Yamaguchi in the third Women's Singles match, and although Chen Yufei was a 12-21 loser in the previous head-to-head record, Chen Yufei won the last two meetings. In the end, after 76 points of fierce battle, Chen Yufei won 17-21, 21-9, 21-16 from behind, helping the Chinese team win 3-0 in advance and take the lead in winning the final.

Chen Yufei (second from right) won the winning point for China after reversing Akane Yamaguchi in three games. She celebrates with her teammates and coaches after her victory.

The Chinese team, which has won the Soviet Cup 13 times, will welcome the 1989 champion Indonesia or the four-time champion South Korea in tomorrow's final. The Chinese team successfully defended their title by defeating South Korea 3-0 in the final of the last Soviet Cup. China has also set an astonishing record, with the team reaching the finals for 16 consecutive editions (30 years) since 1995, in addition to missing the finals in the first three editions.