The Indian males’s badminton group defeated Tahiti 5-0 in a Group C match to enter the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup right here for the primary time since 2010.
It was the second successive 5-0 win for India after the group defeated the Netherlands by an equal margin on Sunday.
Tuesday’s win over the island nation ensured India a spot within the prime two of Group C of the 4 groups. India will tackle conventional powerhouse China within the ultimate match on Wednesday.
B Sai Praneeth began proceedings within the opening singles with a 21-5, 21-6 win over Louis Beaubois in simply 23 minutes.
Sameer Verma took a 2-0 lead in 41 minutes with a snug 21-12, 21-12 win over Remi Rossi.
Kiran George sealed the tie for India after beating Elias Maublanc 21-4 21-2 within the third males’s singles, which led to simply quarter-hour.
In the minor doubles match, the pair of Krishna Prasad and Vishnu Vardhan gained 21-8, 21-7 in 21 minutes.
In the ultimate of the day, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Maublanc and Heeva Yvonet 21-5, 21-3.
This is the primary time since 2010 that the Indian males’s group has made it to the quarter-finals of the event. Thereafter, they misplaced to Indonesia within the quarter.
The Indian ladies’s group additionally reached the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup after beating Scotland 3-1 on Tuesday.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
