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India In Asia Mixed Team Badminton Quarterfinals As Group Topper

Star shuttlers P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy won their respective singles matches as India made it to the quarterfinals of the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships as group toppers after defeating Malaysia in Dubai on Thursday. Prannoy began the proceedings for India in their final Group B match and had to fight hard against world no.4 Zii Jia Lee before stunning his rival 18-21 21-13 25-23 in the men's singles match that lasted one hour and 10 minutes.

India Go Down Fighting To China In Badminton Asian Mixed Team Championship

India's campaign in the Badminton Asian Mixed Team Championship ended with a 2-3 loss to China in the semi-finals, but not before the doubles teams -- men's and mixed -- came up with inspired performances to give their opponents a tough time on Saturday. Though India lost the keenly contested rubber, they will return home with a first-ever medal -- a bronze -- from the continental tournament, as both losing semi-finalists are awarded medals.

India Thrash UAE 5-0 To Notch Up Second Consecutive Win In Asia Mixed Team Badminton

India thrashed United Arab Emirates 5-0 to registered their second win on the trot and virtually seal a spot in the quarterfinals of the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Dubai on Wednesday. Star players P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy were rested after they helped India beat Kazakhstan 5-0 in their opening match on Tuesday. Aakarshi Kashyap and Lakshya Sen took their place in the women's and men's singles respectively on Wednesday.