JAKARTA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions China retained Uber Cup Saturday night after thrashing host nation Indonesia 3-0 in the Uber Cup final showdown at Bung Karno Sports Hall here. Top-ranked Xie Xingfang took an easy win over Indonesia's first singles Maria Kristin 21-8, 21-15 while China's doubles pair Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen swept past Lilyana Natsir/Vita Marissa 21-15, 19-21, 12-16 in the women's doubles.
Members of Chinese women badminton team celebrate on the podium in teh awarding ceremony of the Uber Cup badminton tournament in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, May 17, 2008
China's second singles, Lu Lan crushed Pia Zebadiah of Indonesia 21-12, 21-10 to seal the match 3-0 over Indonesia. China has lifted the trophy 11 times. Japan is second with five times, followed by Indonesia and the United States, each with three cups.
In a press briefing after the match, China's head coach Li Yongbo said he was happy to see that more and more players' abilities have been improved, especially Indonesia's women players.
"We should be happy, that the level of badminton is rising all across the world. Indonesia's two singles and doubles pair Lilyana and Vita are very good players", he said.
Members of Chinese women badminton team celebrate their victory over Indonesia after the final match of the Uber Cup in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, May 17, 2008.
He said China will continue its winning ways but said it is encouraging that other countries have started to improve and offer stiffer resistance. Asked if the strong earthquake in China has affected the players psychologically, Lu Lan said they really worried about the earthquake victims.
"We all have donated money to the quake-hit areas and when we go back home, we will do more to help them," she said after the match.
Meanwhile, Indonesia's pair Lilyana and Vita said that they did their utmost in the battle against China, "but unfortunately, we lost. We hope to have chance to beat them in the Beijing Olympic Games."
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