BWF World Junior Championships: India lose 1-3 to Malaysia- Highlights
Anupama Upadhyaya won her women's singles match but there were defeats for Indians all around on Thursday.
Junior world number 3 Anupama Upadhyaya was the sole Indian to win her fixture vs Malaysia (BAI)
India lost 1-3 to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of the 9th to 16th classification places after finishing second in their group. Anupama Upadhyaya won her women's singles match, but there was defeat in store for Indians in all the other matches.
India will next take on Germany in the 13th-16th classification match on Friday.
As it happened:
India will next take on Germany to determine their final position. That match will take place on Friday.
The 12th place finish from last time cannot be matched. If India beat Germany, they will play the 13th-14th match. Their best finish of 4th remains a bridge too far. From today, Anupama's win was the only highlight of the day. Tune in again tomorrow.
For the first time, China have also been beaten in the quarters. They will not be featuring in the semis. As for India, defeats to China and Malaysia have now ensured they will not finish in the top 12. They had been 12th at the last edition.
Baruah and Sihag leave the Malaysian pair floored after a crazy rally, but this match too slips out of their grasp. A 10-21, 21-14, 13-21 defeat for the Indian pair.
Anupama Upadhyaya the only Indian who won a match vs Malaysia today. There have been three defeats to show other than that.
It's down to a deciding third game in this women's doubles match.
'Let's go Malaysia' chants the loudest chants in the arena at the moment.
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