The Indian men바카라™s badminton team blanked lower-ranked Netherlands 5-0 in its opening Group C tie to make a winning start at the Thomas Cup Final here. (Other Sports News)
Taking the court first, Kidambi Srikanth beat Joran Kweekel 21-12, 21-14 in a men바카라™s singles clash on Sunday night before the doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed past the Dutch pair of Ruben Jille and Ties van der Lecq 21-19, 21-12 to hand India a 2-0 advantage.
World championship bronze-medallist B Sai Praneeth then demolished Robin Mesman 21-4, 21-12 in just 27 minutes in the second singles match to give India an unassailable 3-0 lead.
MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila next defeated Andy Buijk and Brian Wassink 21-12, 21-13 in the second doubles tie before Sameer Verma made the clean sweep, beating Gijs Duijs 21-6, 21-11 in the third and final singles match.
Earlier on Sunday, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal was forced to retire midway through her opening match but India바카라™s young women바카라™s team produced a clinical display to notch up a fine 3-2 win over Spain in the Uber Cup Final.
India바카라™s men바카라™s team will next play another weak opponent in Tahiti in the Thomas Cup on Tuesday, while the country바카라™s women shuttlers will be up against Scotland in Group B.
