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India lost 2-3 to Thailand in their opening match of Group B in the Thomas and Uber Cup on Sunday at Jiangsu in China. India were off to a poor start in the tie with Ajay Jayaram losing a closely fought battle against Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk, and they never recovered from it in the match.

PV Sindhu, who was shouldering India's slim hopes of beating a strong Korean side in the quarter-final of the Badminton Asia Team Championship, was blown away by Sung Ji Hyun's stunning display. Later, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa lost their doubles fixture, as Korea won a very one-sided match 3-0.

India beat Malaysia 3-2 in the quarter-final of the Badminton Asia Team Championship at Hyderabad today with Prannoy winning the crucial decider after Srikanth had gotten the hosts off to a flying start. With this win, India have now booked their place in the Thomas Cup (World Men's Team Championship).

Indian women’s team, who routed Singapore 5-0 in their first match yesterday, suffered a heavy defeat on Thursday losing 0-5 to Japan in the Badminton Asia Team Championships at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. With the loss, India will go into the quarter-final as the second placed team from Group WD.

In the absence of World No.2 Saina Nehwal, World No.12 PV Sindhu guided the Indian women’s team to a quarter-final spot in the Badminton Asia Team Championships defeating Singapore 5-0 in their opening group match at Hyderabad on Wednesday. India will next face Japan tomorrow to decide the group winners.