Fu Yu helps Portugal beat Sweden – Sports – RTP Madeira
The 17th player in the world ranking easily imposed Hansson by 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-4), and prevailed in the clash with Bergstrom in the ‘black’ (7-11, 11-7), 11-8, 11-13, 11-9).
Shao Jienson, 3-0, 3-0 (11-7), defeated by Linda Berg-116, by defeated by Linda Berg-116.
The young Inês Matos, 289th player in the world, lost against Filippa Bergand (220th), by 3-1, with the partials of 11-9, 9-11, 11-4 and 11-9.
Portugal (25th world team), which had lost in the first round with China-Taipe by 3-0, will now fight on Monday for qualification for the ‘eighth’ against Romania, sixth in the ranking and runner-up in Europe in 2021 and European champion in 2019 and 2017.
The Romanian team beat Sweden 3-2 and lost to China-Taipe 3-1.
They qualify for the round of 16 of the World Cup as the first two teams of each group and the four teams with the conclusion that they finish in third place, being that there are four with five teams and two groups with four, which is the case of Portugal.