The "Li Bai Combination" defeated Indonesia's strange soldiers in a life-and-death battle, and South Korea competed with China for the championship in two consecutive Sudirman Cups

"Li Bai Combination" Lee So Hee and Baek Ha Na defeated the enemy in 3 games in the 5th decisive match on the evening of the 3rd, Beijing time, helping South Korea in the semifinals of the 2025 Sudirman Cup Badminton Mixed Team Tournament, and finally narrowly defeated Indonesia 3-2 and reached the final. The former champions battled it out until the final game of the fifth Women's Doubles, when world No. 3 Lee So Hee and Baek Ha Na defeated Indonesian nick Amariya and Siti Fathia 21-10, 18-21, 21-15 to secure a place in the final for South Korea.

Lee So Hee (right) and Baek Ha Na

Previously, South Korean world champions Seo Seung-jae and Choi Yoo-hyun defeated Indonesia's new pair Dejan and Siti Fathia 21-10, 21-15 in the first mixed doubles match to win 1-0 for the "Taiji Tigers".

In the second Men's Singles, Indonesia's former world junior champion Alvi Fahan (world No. 33) defeated South Korea's Cho Jian Ye (world No. 141) 16-21, 21-8, 21-8 to help Indonesia regain lost ground 1-1.

World and Olympic champion Ahn Se Young then defeated Indonesia's Butli (world No. 11) 21-18, 21-12 in the third Women's Singles match, extending her five-match winning streak against the latter and giving South Korea a 2-1 lead.

In the fourth men's doubles match to the third game of the extra point match, the Indonesian pair of Suyib and Bagas, who had not partnered for a long time, narrowly defeated South Korea's Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae 21-18, 13-21, 25-23 to equalize the score for Indonesia 2-2.

South Korea, who made it to the final in a thrilling way, will face host and defending champion China for the Su Cup for the second consecutive tournament, and China won 3-0 against Japan in the quarterfinals. China and South Korea will compete in the final of this year's Soviet Cup on the 4th.