Thomas Cup: India storm into quarters
Horsens (Denmark), April 28 -- India sealed a place in the Thomas Cup Finals quarter-finals with a commanding 5-0 sweep of Australia in a Group A tie here on Monday.
India and China occupy the top spots in the group. The 2022 champions had opened their campaign with a 4-1 win over Canada, while China blanked Australia 5-0 and beat Canada 4-1 earlier in the day.
The two sides will clash on Wednesday to decide the group topper.
Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen set the tone with a 21-14, 21-16 win over Ephraim Stephen Sam to hand India an early lead. US Open champion Ayush Shetty, who recently finished runner-up at the Badminton Asia Championships, doubled the advantage with a dominant 21-8, 21-6 victory over Shrey Dhand.
India's top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made it 3-0, defeating Rizky Hidayat and Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16 to clinch the tie. HS Prannoy, a bronze medallist at the 2023 World Championships and Asian Games, extended the lead with a 21-11, 21-17 win over Rishi Honda Boopathy in under 30 minutes.
In the second doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun outplayed Andika Ramadiansyah and Ephraim Stephen Sam 21-12, 21-10 as India completed a flawless outing without dropping a match....
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