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Agence France-Presse

Badminton world No 1 Akane Yamaguchi suffered a stunning Thomas and Uber Cup defeat on Wednesday at the hands of a teenage rookie ranked more than 300 places below her.
Indonesia’s Bilqis Prasista, 18, saw off Japan’s world champion 21-19, 21-19 in 35 minutes at Bangkok’s Impact Arena.
But Japan roared back to beat the Indonesians 4-1 and top Group A. Both teams have qualified for the quarter-finals of the women’s Uber Cup.
“It’s unbelievable. I could never imagine beating Akane Yamaguchi,” Prasista, 333rd in the world rankings, said.

“I just wanted to make her run and chase the shuttle so it was no fun for her. That was the key.”
The teenager made her mark early, leaving Yamaguchi scoreless as she jumped into a four-point lead in the first game.
Yamaguchi briefly recovered but came unstuck in the face of lethal net shots and smashes from her gutsy opponent.

Wow. Sensational❗Indonesia 🇮🇩 you have new ⭐

World No.3️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ Bilqis Prasista with the win over world No.1️⃣ Akane Yamaguchi 🇯🇵.

Follow live action: https://t.co/TjoFnUmqf9#ThomasUberCups #Bangkok2022 pic.twitter.com/VXsey72rVa
— BWF (@bwfmedia) May 11, 2022

Yamaguchi grabbed an early six-point lead in the second game before Prasista levelled the scores with a run of points, then inched to match point and a surprise victory.
It was a hat-trick of wins for Prasista, who beat German Florentine Schoeffski and France’s Yaelle Hoyaux in recent days.
A disappointed Yamaguchi said the draft in the arena had made it difficult to control the shuttlecock.

“I couldn’t control the game,” the 24-year-old told reporters.
Elsewhere, South Korea thrashed India 5-0 to top Group D with An Se-young too good for P.V. Sindhu.
The world No 4 claimed victory in 42 minutes, 21-15, 21-14, over the seventh-ranked Sindhu.
The Koreans and India are also both into the last eight of the competition.


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Uber Cup: Indonesian 19-year-old Bilqis Prasista beats world No 1 Akane Yamaguchi in badminton shock

Bilqis Prasista of Indonesia in action against Akane Yamaguchi during their women’s singles match at the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2022 at Impact Arena in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Photo: EPA-EFE

Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi returns a shot to Indonesia’s Bilqis Prasista. Photo: AP

Akane Yamaguchi in action against Bilqis Prasista. PhotoL EPA-EFE

Hong Kong badminton chiefs turn down Thomas Cup wild card as hotel quarantine and Asian Games selection hamper preparation

Lee Cheuk-yiu is a key member of Hong Kong men’s team.  Photo: Badminton Asia

Badminton head coach Tim He Yiming. Photo: Chan Kin-wa

Angus Ng has been struggling to regain his best after a disappointing Tokyo Olympics last summer. Photo: AFP

Chan Yin-chak is another member of the Hong Kong men’s team. Photo: Badminton Asia

World’s top badminton players meet in Bangkok for BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2022

Chen Yufei of China competes in a women’s singles match at Uber Cup badminton tournament in Denmark. Photo: Xinhua

Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying reacting after a point against Spain’s Carolina Marin during their women’s singles final match at the World Tour Finals badminton tournament in Bangkok. Photo: AFP

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No 333-ranked Prasista stuns Japan’s badminton world champion at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
‘It’s unbelievable. I could never imagine beating Akane Yamaguchi,’ she says



No 333-ranked Bilqis Prasista stuns Japan’s world champion Akane Yamaguchi in ‘unbelievable’ victory at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.


Uber Cup: Indonesian 19-year-old Bilqis Prasista beats world No 1 Akane Yamaguchi in badminton shock

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No 333-ranked Prasista stuns Japan’s badminton world champion at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

‘It’s unbelievable. I could never imagine beating Akane Yamaguchi,’ she says