An hour before it begins and so quiet here. The first time in the past week. Seems like noone's giving a damn about this final which is a foregone conclusion. Perhaps most of you are still too thrilled from yesterday. Whatever the case, the lineup's as follows: CHINA VS KOREA First singles : Gong Ruina vs Jun Jae Youn First doubles : Yang wei/Zhang Jiewen vs Lee Hyo Jung/Hwang Yu Mi Second singles : Zhang Ning vs Seo Yoon Hee Second doubles : Gao Ling/Huang Sui vs Lee Kyung Won/Lee Yun Hwa Third singles : Zhou Mi vs Ha Jung Eun Makes sense to put Lee Yun Hwa in doubles instead of singles if she's only going to play in one event. If by any stroke of luck Korea steals a point in the first 3 matches, they can still take a gamble in the 2nd doubles. Naming a third singles player is merely a formality.
CHINA 3:1 KOREA First singles : Gong Ruina 2:1 Jun Jae Youn First doubles : Yang wei/Zhang Jiewen 0:2 Lee Hyo Jung/Hwang Yu Mi Second singles : Zhang Ning 2:0 Seo Yoon Hee Second doubles : Gao Ling/Huang Sui 2:0Lee Kyung Won/Lee Yun Hwa
- Park Joo Bong and Li Mao sure are doing wonders. Jun Jae Yun was a much better player than Gong, light on her feet, calm, great racquet skills , just as good is Sheo who managed to trap Zhang Ning several times (only 19!) The Hwang and Lee were really better players (pair) than Yang and Zhang. I think the next Uber Cup will be close.