Following Dhruv Kapila and Sai Pratheek’s straight-game losses to Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin, 22-20, 21-11, in Chengdu, China, on Wednesday, the defending champion India suffered a 1-3 defeat against Indonesia.
India advanced to the knockout stages after defeating Thailand and England in the group stage, but after losing the tie, Indonesia took the top spot in Group C.
Lakshya Sen was defeated by Jonatan Christie in his men’s singles match in Chengdu on Wednesday, the score being 18-21 21-16 17-21. This was their Thomas Cup Group C match.
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H.S. Prannoy gave India a good start after defeating Anthony Ginting 13-21, 21-12, 21-12 to take a 1-0 lead in the match. However, the subsequent results have been unsatisfactory. Bagas Maulana and Lakshya Sen lost the men’s singles against Jonatan Christie, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost the men’s doubles 22-24, 24-22, and 21-19 to Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.
Experienced Kidambi Srikanth disappointed for India as he lost the final singles rubber of the tie to Chico Dwi Wardoyo 21, 19, 22-24, 14-21 in an hour and 11 minutes.
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