PROTON-BWF THOMAS & UBER CUP 2010 FINALS: Indonesia out to end 14-year wait

Indonesia avenged their SEA Games defeat to Malaysia when Adriyanti Firdasari thrashed Wong Mew Choo 21-9, 21-16 in the first singles and any hope Malaysia had of reaching their first ever Uber Cup semi-final was ended when Greysia Polii-Meilani Jauhari defeated former world No. 1 Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui 26-24, 21-18.

Olympic bronze medallist Maria Kristin Yulianti clinched the winning point when she beat youngster Tee Jing Yee 21-19, 21-16.

Indonesia won the Uber Cup for the third and last time in 1996 and are determined to give the Chinese a run for their money.

Manager Yakob Rusdianto said: "We may the underdogs but we are determined to bring home the Cup. It has been a long wait and hopefully, we will end it in Malaysia.

"China are the hot favourites but I feel my girls can cause an upset. We are united and I have faith in them."

China, who have been in cruise control from Day 1, eased past India in their quarter-final tie to keep up their perfect record in the competition.

Seeking their seventh straight Uber Cup and 12th overall, China had a slight scare when Wang Yihan was taken to the limit by India's Saina Nehwal before winning 14-21, 21-11, 21-18 at Putra Stadium.

That was as good as it got for India as Ma Jin-Wang Xiaoli beat Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa 21-8, 21-11 while Wang Xin clinched the winning point with a 21-10, 21-14 victory over Sayali Gokhale.

South Korea, who have lost five finals, will clash with Japan, who are five-time winners on Thursday. South Korea defeated Russia 3-1 while Japan defeated Denmark by the same score.

Bae Seung-hee gave South Korea the perfect start when she defeated Ella Diehl 21-9, 19-21, 21-14 while Lee Hyo-jung-Kim Min Jung beat Valeria Sorokina-Nina Vislova 21-23, 21-9, 24-22 to make it 2-0. Sung Ji-hyun, however, lost 12-21, 21-8, 14-21 to Tatjana Bibik but Ha Jung-eun-Jung Kyung-eun clinched victory when they defeated Ksenia Polikarpova-Anastasia Russkikh 21-16, 21-12.

Japan, who are aiming for a double in Malaysia - their men's team are in the Thomas Cup semi-final - had a tense encounter before pulling away from their European rivals.

Eriko Hirose was simply too good for Camilla Sørensen, winning 21-17, 21-11 but Satoko Suetsuna-Miyuki Maeda fumbled against Kamilla Rytter Juhl-Christinna Pedersen, losing 21-13, 21-15.

Ai Goto put Japan ahead by beating Karina Jorgensen 21-14, 21-10 before Mizuki Fuji-Reika Kakiiwa had to dig deep to beat Lena Frier Kristiansen-Marie Ropke 21-13, 19-21, 21-19.

UBER CUP

China 3 India 0 (Wang Yihan bt Saina Nehwal 14-21, 21-11, 21-18; Ma Jin-Wang Xiaoli bt Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa 21-8, 21-11; Wang Xin bt Sayali Gokhale 21-10, 21-14) not played Du Jing-Yu Yang vs Aparna Balan-Shruti Kurian Jiang Yanjiao vs Trupti Murgunde.

South Korea 3 Germany 1 (Bae Seung-hee bt Ella Diehl 21-9, 19-21, 21-14; Lee Hyo-jung-Kim Min Jung bt Valeria Sorokina-Nina Vislova 21-23, 21-9, 24-22; Sung Ji-hyun lost Tatjana Bibik 12-21, 21-8, 14-21; Ha Jung-eun-Jung Kyung-eun bt Ksenia Polikarpova-Anastasia Russkikh 21-16, 21-12) not played Bae Youn-joo vs Natalia Perminova.

Indonesia 3 Malaysia 0 (Adriyanti Firdasari bt Wong Mew Choo 21-9, 21-16; Greysia Polii-Meilani Jauhari bt Wong Pei Tty-Chian Eei Hui 26-24, 21-18; Maria Kristin Yulianti bt Tee Jing Yee 21-19, 21-16)

Japan 3 Denmark 1 (Eriko Hirose bt Camilla Sørensen 21-17, 21-11; Satoko Suetsuna-Miyuki Maeda lost Kamilla Rytter Juhl-Christinna Pedersen 21-13, 21-15; Ai Goto bt Karina Jorgensen 21-14, 21-10; Mizuki Fuji-Reika Kakiiwa bt Lena Frier Kristiansen-Marie Ropke 21-13, 19-21, 21-19)