Host Indonesia on Sunday Sunday Japan 4-1 in the women's Uber Cup team world badminton championship, improving its chances to qualify for the next round.
Although first women's single player Maria Kristin lost her match, Indonesia could eke out a victory over Japan after winning the other four matches.
Maria Kristin lost 21-19, 20-22. 20-22 to Eriko Hiroshe, but women's double pair Vita Marissa and Lilyana Natsir leveled the scores for Indonesia as they edged Japanese duo Satoko Suetsuna and Miyuki Maeda 9-21, 21-19, 21-14.
Adriyanti Firdasari put Indonesia ahead after trouncing Yu Hirayama 21-11, 20-22, 21-13, and women's double duo Jo Novita and Greysia Polii ensured Indonesia's first victory in the champioinship by hammering Reiko Shiota and Tomomi Natsuda 21-14, 21-18.
In the last, undecisive match, Pia Zebadiah beat Kaori Mori 21-19, 21-17. (***)
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