The United States defeated China twice and World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand shined on the opening day of the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown tournament Thursday in Goyang-si, South Korea.

Yealimi Noh and Angel Yin cruised to a 5-and-4 win against China's Yan Liu and Ruoning Yin, and Lilia Vu and Lauren Coughlin earned a 1-up win against China's Weiwei Zhang and Ruixin Liu during the fourball session at the biennial event at the New Korea Country Club.

The U.S. sits atop Pool A with two points, followed by Australia and Thailand with one each and China with zero.

In Pool B, South Korea and the World team are tied with 1 1/2 points, while Japan and Sweden each have 1/2 point.

Noh and Lin built were 4-up through nine holes. Yin chipped in for the decisive birdie at the par-13th

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