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QINGDAO, Shan Dong Province, May 20-- Chinese badminton team is determined to fight for its fourth-straight title of Sudirman Cup while other teams vow to provide resistance to the powerhouse at these biggest world mixed team badminton championships to be held from May 22 to 29. Having defended the Sudirman Cup in the last three editions, Li Yongbo, the head coach of Chinese team remained in calm, saying "China have to be well prepared in the face of adversity, especially when playing against strong teams." Chinese team left their base in Beijing for Qingdao on May 2 for its final preparations for these championships. The Chinese is the best team in the history of Sudirman Cup, claiming seven trophies in 11 editions. South Korea is the only nation other than China to win these championships three times since Indonesia won the first edition in 1989. China sends its best line-up to cement its dominance in these championships. The men's singles is led by "Super Dan" Lin Dan, along with world No. 4 Chen Long and Bao Chunlai. Women's world top three shuttlers Wang Shixian, Wang Yihan and Wang Xin will raise the flag for China in women's singles. The men's pairs in the team are veterans Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng and the younger Guo Zhendong/Chai Biao while Yu Yang/Wang Xiaoli and Zhao Yunlei/Tian Qing will be the women's pairs. For the mixed doubles China opts for Xu Chen/Ma Jin at the expense of Korean Open and Super Series Masters Finals champions Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei. | 
