GLASGOW buy canada goose jacket, June 14 (Xinhua) -- England ensured a first-ever Sudirman Cup medal after reaching the semi-finals at the world team championships on Thursday. England routed Thailand 4-1 in their final Group A clash to reach the semifinals for the first time in their 10 attempts since the biennial tournament was inaugurated in 1989. That left team manager Ian Wright a very happy man. "It's fantastic canada goose coats canada," he said, "It shows we are able to compete right at the highest level. We need to look beyond Europe now and go for more world success." They will challenge Asian powerhouse Indonesia on Saturday, while holders China will face three-time winners South Korea. "We aren't settling for bronze. Now we want to make the final and we believe we have a real chance canada goose for sale," Wright said. "Indonesia will start favourites but if we can get our players mentally right again and free from pressure maybe we can get a win." World champions Nathan Roberston and Gail Emms set the English on course with a 19-21, 21-16, 21-17 victory over in the mixed doubles. Andrew Smith lost to Boonsak Ponsana 21-23, 13-21 in men's singles but Commonwealth champion Tracey Hallam proved too strong for Salkajit Ponsana. After she put England ahead again, it was left to world silver medallists Robert Blair and Anthony Clark to win a three-set clashwith Tesana Panvisavas and Songphon Anugritayawon to get the England squad celebrating. Emms returned to complete the 4-1 victory in the women's doubles with Donna Kellogg. England, who disappointed 3-2 on, accumulated two wins out of the three round-robin ties to qualify as Group A runners-up behind five-time champions China. They are the fifth team, also the second in Europe, that ever made it last four at Sudirman Cup. The other four are Indonesia canada goose expedition parkas, China buy canada goose jacket, Malaysia and Denmark. Five-time champions China, who already advanced into semifinals on the strength of 5-0 thrashing of Thailand and England, completed their group ties with a 4-1 victory over Malaysia. It was the first time since the 2003 final that China had not won a Sudirman Cup match 5-0. They had been expected to present another whitewash but world number one Lin Dan suffered a shock 21-17, 21-17 defeat by Asian champion Lee Chong Wei in the final game of men's singles. "Don't think of him as a superman canada goose coats canada," Chinese head coach Li said of the 23-year-old, known as "Super Dan" for his talents. "Since we have qualified for the semifinals and already won the match with four points in hand, Lin might feel relaxed and it's not necessary for him to win his game." "It's not saying he didn't take the game seriously. He just didn't play his best. He's not a superman." However, the Chinese leading shuttler did not utter a word after his defeat and walked directly into the changing room through a batch of Chinese reporters who were trying to interview him. China are hot favorites to retain the title and Li was confident to win their sixth Sudirman Cup. "It would be the breaking news if China could not win the tournament," he said.

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