India clean-swept its opening tie in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships against Macau, China with a 5-0 dominating win on Wednesday at the Qingdao Conson Sports Centre.
The Indian shuttlers, without two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu who was ruled out with a injury, made easy of their work by wrapping up the tie in just 156 minutes.
It was Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath who gave India the lead with a 21-10, 21-9 win over Chong lok Leong and Chi Weng Ng in mixed doubles.
Then, Lakshya Sen beat his opponent in Fong Pang Pui 21-16, 21-12 in men’s singles.
In Sindhu’s absence, the mantle of leading India’s women’s singles department falls on Malvika Bansod. And the 23-year-old shouldered the responsibility well with a 21-15, 21-9 win over Wai Hao Chan.
In men’s doubles, the duo of MR Arjun and Chirag Shetty completed its 21-15, 21-9 win over Chon Chi Pui and Weng Kok Vong in 25 minutes.
Ranked ninth in the world, the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand finished the tie with a 21-10, 21-5 victory over Chi Weng Ng and Wa Chi Pui.
India next faces South Korea in Group D to decide the table-topper.
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