China's men's badminton team overpowered the Netherlands 5-0 while the women's team sank Denmark 5-0 in the second round of the Thomas and Uber Cup in Aarhus, Denmark, on Tuesday.

In the men's Thomas Cup, China's Lu Guangzu defeated Joran Kweekel of the Netherlands in straight sets 21-15, 21-19 in the singles opener, though Lu was behind for most of the second set.

"This is my first outing in the Thomas Cup, so I was a bit nervous playing the openers for two rounds," the 24-year-old Lu said. "I overcame difficulties to claim the victory and this is a very important experience for the upcoming matches."

"Kweekel is tall, and the shuttle speed here in Ceres Arena is a bit slow. He might make full use of it. I was trying to turn the tide, even in a 50-50 match, I tried to make it on my side. I believe I could still win the decider if I lost the second set."

Liu's teammates then brushed aside their Dutch opponents in the remaining matchups. He Jiting and Zhou Haodong swept past Ruben Jille and Ties van der Lecq, 21-11, 21-7; Li Shifeng, 21, outclassed 19-year-old Robin Mesman 21-7, 21-8 in 24 minutes; Liu Cheng and Wang Yilyu smashed Andy Buijk and Brian Wassink 21-14, 21-10 in 25 minutes, before Weng Hongyang, 22, outplayed 21-year-old Gijs Duijs 21-10, 21-6 in the final tie.

The Uber Cup for women is composed of three singles and two doubles matches.

China's He Bingjiao defeated Line Christophersen of Denmark 21-23, 21-13, 21-15 in the opening women's singles match.

China's Wang Zhiyi recovered from a set down to beat Line Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 12-21, 21-15, 21-17.

Then, China's Han Yue dominated the third women's singles match with a 21-17, 21-9 victory over Julie Jakobsen of Denmark.

In the doubles, Chinese pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan clinched a 21-10, 21-14 over Danish duo Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn and China's Huang Dongping and Li Wenmei defeated Alexandra Boje and Mette Poulsen 21-19 and 21-15.

(With input from Xinhua)