Beijing Olympic Games

Updated: 2007-06-15 From: Xinhuanet

GLASGOW, June 14 (Xinhua) — England became the fifth team that ever qualified for the Sudirman Cup semifinals on Thursday in the world team badminton championships’ history of 18 years.

England already won their final Group A clash against Thailand when they led 3-1 in a total of five games.

They accumulated two wins out of the three round-robin ties to make the semis for the first time since the biennial event was inaugurated in 1989.