In a spirited performance, the Indian men’s badminton team fought hard against China in the Group A clash of the Badminton Asia Team Championship in Selangor, Malaysia. Despite a 2-3 defeat, the Indian team had already secured a quarterfinal spot after their previous win over Hong Kong.
To keep key players fresh for the knockout stage, India decided to rest the Asian Games gold medalist doubles combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, along with former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth. The decision led to a line-up shuffle, and the team showcased resilience in their matches.
World No. 7 HS Prannoy faced a challenging start against Weng Hong Yang but staged an impressive fightback, winning 6-21, 21-18, 21-19 in an hour and 13 minutes. The doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila displayed determination but narrowly lost 21-15, 19-21, 21-19.
Lakshya Sen contributed to India’s scoreboard with a convincing 21-11, 21-16 victory over Lei Lan Xi. However, the debutant doubles combination of Suraj Goala and Pruthvi K Roy, along with national singles champion Chirag Sen, fell short despite putting up a strong fight.
The final results:
– Weng Hong Yang lost to HS Prannoy 21-6, 18-21, 19-21
– Chen Bo Yang/Liu Yi bt MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila 21-15, 19-21, 21-19
– Lei Lan Xi lost to Lakshya Sen 11-21, 16-21
– Ren Xiang Yu/Xie Hao Nan bt Suraj Goala/Pruthvi K Roy 21-13, 21-9
– Wang Zheng Xing bt Chirag Sen 21-15, 21-16
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