India’s men and women assured quarterfinal spots at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Qingdao with contrasting wins.
The men edged Singapore 3-2 in a tense Group C clash, with Kidambi Srikanth delivering a decisive straight-games victory after wins from Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Ayush Shetty. Lakshya Sen suffered an early defeat, while the second doubles narrowly lost. In the women’s tie, defending champions India cruised past Myanmar, winning all five matches with ease. Tanvi Sharma set the tone as India swept singles and doubles encounters.
India will face Thailand next to decide group supremacy.