Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct.13: For the first time since 2010, the Indian men’s badminton team thrashed Tahiti 5-0 in a Group C match to go to the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup in Aarhus. It was India’s second straight 5-0 victory, after the squad defeated the Netherlands by the same scoreline on Sunday. India’s victory over the island nation on Tuesday clinched a top-two finish in Group C, which consists of four teams. In the final match on Wednesday, India will face China, a perennial powerhouse. B In the first singles match, Sai Praneeth defeated Louis Beaubois 21-5 21-6 in in 23 minutes.
Sameer Verma made it 2-0 with a 41-minute triumph over Remi Rossi, winning 21-12 21-12. Kiran George sealed the tie for India in the third men’s singles with a 21-4 21-2 demolition of Elias Maublanc in under 15 minutes.
Krishna Prasad and Vishnu Vardhan defeated Krishna Prasad and Vishnu Vardhan 21-8 21-7 in 21 minutes in the insignificant doubles matches.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Maublanc and Heiva Yvonet 21-5 21-3 in the final doubles match of the day. It is the first time the Indian men’s team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the event since 2010.
They were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Indonesia at the time. After beating Scotland 3-1 on Tuesday, the Indian women’s team advanced to the Uber Cup quarterfinals.
