Badminton
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.
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:
Live Updates
- 17 Oct 2022 3:36 PM GMT
Women's Singles: Unnati Hooda trails 7-11
Not much joy in the Women's singles either. Unnati Hooda goes toe to toe with Zhang but goes into the interval with a 7-11 deficit.
- 17 Oct 2022 3:24 PM GMT
Mixed Doubles: India lose 4-21, 5-21
A convincing victory for the Chinese pair to start off the match. The first point thus goes to China.
Up Next: Unnati Hooda's singles match.
- 17 Oct 2022 3:12 PM GMT
Mixed Doubles: India lose first game 4-21
A romping win in the first game for China.
Samarweer and Radhika had gotten India off to a 21-9,21-15 start vs Iceland. Looks like there is a much taller mountain to climb vs China.
- 17 Oct 2022 3:07 PM GMT
Mixed Doubles: India trail 3-11
'Come on India!' shouts the crowd in Spain. But it's of no avail. The Chinese pair swat away the Indians in the first game. It's 11-3 to Zhu and Liu at the halfway mark of the first game.
- 17 Oct 2022 3:03 PM GMT
Match begins
Samarveer and Radhika begin proceedings for India as the mixed doubles tie starts off the India vs China match. And they take an early 2-1 lead.
- 17 Oct 2022 2:32 PM GMT
India's position in group
India and China have won 1 match each against Iceland and Slovenia respectively. Australia are without a match so far. It's India vs China coming up now. The winner of this tie becomes favourites to finish the group as toppers.
- 17 Oct 2022 9:10 AM GMT
UP NEXT: INDIA v/s CHINA
India will now play their second group stage match against China later today. Stay tuned!
- 17 Oct 2022 9:10 AM GMT
INDIA WINS 5-0
India have blanked Iceland 5-0 in their opening encounter of the Mixed Team Junior World Championships. They won all the five matches in straight games and could not have asked for a more better start.