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China Strives to Win Fifth Straight Sudirman Cup

China will strive to win its fifth straight Sudirman Cup in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, head coach Li Yongbo said in Beijing on Tuesday.

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China will strive to win its fifth straight Sudirman Cup in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, head coach Li Yongbo said in Beijing on Tuesday.

Li told reporters that traditional powers Indonesia, Denmark and South Korea are the major rivals for the Chinese team at the world badminton mixed team championship.

"But we stand a fairly good chance to win the event," he said.

The Chinese team, composed of 18 top shuttlers, returned to Beijing on Sunday after winding up a three-week training in Zhuhai, a southeast Chinese city.

"The players are now in good shape," said Li, who was a former world doubles champion.

Li said China has a depth in the women's singles and doubles events but is weak in the men's doubles.

"If we can take a point from the men's singles or the mixed doubles, we will have much chance to win," he said.

The Chinese team will leave for Eindhoven Friday.

The following is the 18-shuttler squad.

Men's single -- Xia Xuanze, Chen Hong, Bao Chunlai;

Women's single -- Zhou Mi, Gong Ruina, Zhang Ning;

Men's doubles -- Zhang Jun/Zhang Wei, Chen Qiqiu/Wang Wei, Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng;

Women's doubles -- Gao Ling/Huang Sui, Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen, Wei Yili/Zhao Tingting.

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