South Korea claimed the Uber Cup women's badminton world team title by defeating China 3-1 in the final on May 4 in Horsens, Denmark [1]. World number one and Olympic champion An Se-young opened the scoring with a dominant 21-10, 21-13 victory over world number two Wang Zhiyi [1]. Kim Ga-eun secured a key win by beating Olympic champion Chen Yufei 21-19, 21-15, helping South Korea pull ahead [1]. Lee So-hee praised her teammates, saying, "An started the fire going. Ga-eun was in a tough match, but she did it, I’m very proud of her" [1]. Kim Ga-eun said she used time off during earlier rounds to save energy and motivate herself, noting, "I wasn’t in the lineup for the tie against Indonesia in the semi-finals as I hadn’t played well earlier. But that helped me save energy and it was also good motivation for the game" [1].
On the men's side, China retained the Thomas Cup world team title by beating France 3-1 on the same day and at the same venue [1]. This final marked France's first-ever appearance in the Thomas Cup final, signalling the nation's growth in badminton [1]. Both finals took place in Horsens, Denmark, showcasing top-level competition across genders [1].
The Uber Cup final score was 3-1 in favor of South Korea while China also won the Thomas Cup final 3-1 against France [1]. The event highlighted South Korea’s breakthrough on the women’s side and China’s continued dominance in men’s badminton [1].