India stormed into the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup after blanking Australia 5-0 in their men’s Group A clash.
Lakshya Sen gave India the perfect start with a straight-game win over Ephraim Stephen Sam, before Ayush Shetty extended the lead with a dominant victory. The doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sealed the tie with another straight-game triumph. HS Prannoy and the duo of Hariharan Amsakarunan-MR Arjun completed the clean sweep.
India will next face hosts China to decide the Group A toppers.
Summary
India beat Australia 5-0
Lakshya Sen beatt Ephraim Stephen Sam 21-14, 21-16
Ayush Shetty beatt Shrey Dhand 21-8, 21-6
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty beatt Rizky Hidayat/Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16
HS Prannoy beatt Rishi Honda Boopathy 21-11, 21-17
Hariharan Amsakarunan/MR Arjun beat t Andika Ramadiansyah/Sam 21-12, 21-10)