Badminton Junior World C'ships: India lose 0-5 to China - Highlights
India beat Iceland 5-0 but then were beaten themselves 0-5 by China at the Badminton Junior Mixed Team World Championships.
FILE PHOTO: Unnati Hooda in action during a tournament (Source: SAI Media)
India kickstarted their Mixed Team Junior World Badminton Championships campaign against Iceland with a 5-0 win before going down 0-5 to superpowers China later on Monday. They have group matches remaining against Australia and Slovenia, but will have to pray for upsets in other matches now.
As it happened:
Capitulation in the final game of the night as the Indian pair loses 14-21, 6-21.
India lose 0-5 to China.
Bharat Raghav in the Men's Singles match provided what was closest to a fight. All the other Indians wilted away against the Chinese.
Arsh Mohammad and Abhinav Thakur play India's final match of the night. Can they help India stave off a 0-5 defeat?
Not by the looks of it. The first game is tilted towards the Chinese 11-7.
A 10-21 loss in the first game for Baruah and Sihag. And the match is wrapped up with a 21-13 game to the Chinese pair.
India now down 0-4 have just the men's doubles match coming up.
The two doubles matches have become a formality now. India look to be headed for a 0-5 defeat. Isharani Baruah and Devika Sihag are up first in the women's doubles match. They trail 7-11 at the interval in their first game.
Bharat keeps his lead but then is thrown off his game as the second game closes out. Zhu overtakes him at 17-16. And Bharat can find no way back. He loses the match 17-21, 17-21.
The closest match of the tie so far.
India lead for the first time for the entire duration of the 5-match tie. Bharat Raghav is up 11-8 at the interval in the second game of the Men's singles match.
Bharat Raghav now in action in the Men's Singles. If he loses, India's defeat is guaranteed. He is keeping up with his opponent Zhu at the moment. Trails 5-8.
A straight-games defeat for India's star child Unnati Hooda too as China go 2-0 up after the Women's singles tie.
India look under pressure. Even their best bet, Unnati Hooda, has lost her first game. And she is down in the second game 3-8. A big defeat seems to be looming for India.