Last edition's bronze medallists, India, kicked off their Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 campaign with a thumping 5-0 victory over Macau in Group D at the Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Gymnasium in China on Wednesday. (More Badminton News)
The dominant victory also confirmed India바카라™s passage to the knockout stage. They will now face two-time runners-up South Korea in the second Group D clash on Thursday to determine the group winner.
National Games mixed doubles gold medallists Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath began India바카라™s march with a 21-10, 21-9 win over Leong Iok Chong and NG Weng Chi in the tie바카라™s opening mixed doubles match.
Lakshya Sen then made it 2-0 with a 21-16, 21-12 victory over Pui Pang Fong in the men바카라™s singles, while Malvika Bansod then confirmed India바카라™s passage to the knockout stage by beating Chan Hao Wai 21-15, 21-9 in the women바카라™s singles.
India fielded a scratch combination of MR Arjun and Chirag Shetty in the men바카라™s doubles and had no trouble defeating Macau바카라™s pairing of Pui and Vong Kok Weng 21-15, 21-9 to make it 4-0.
The women바카라™s doubles pairing of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly completed the 5-0 score line with a 21-10, 21-5 triumph over Ng Weng Chi and Pui Chi Wa, applying the icing on the cake.
Result: India bt Macau 5-0 (Satish Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath bt Leong Iok Chong/Ng Weng Chi 21-10, 21-9; Lakshya Sen bt Pui Pang Fong 21-16, 21-12; Malvika Bansod bt Chan Hao Wai 21-15, 21-9; MR Arjun/Chirag Shetty bt Pui Chi Chon/Vong Kok Weng 21-15, 21-9; Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly bt NG Weng Chi/Pui Chi Wa 21-10, 21-5).
