Thomas and Uber Cup 2022, held in Bangkok began on 8th May. PV Sindhu representing the Indian Women’s Badminton Team, lost a match against Korea’s An SeYoung on 11th May.
India yesterday won their team and solo matches and booked a spot in the Thomas and Uber Cup Quarter Finals. India managed to pass the knockout level by beating Canada and the United States of America. They defeated Canada by 4-1 and USA by 4-1. Indian team fixed their position amongst the top three in group D. PV Sindhu beat Jennie Gai by 21-10 and 21-11. Tanisha Crasto and Tressa Jolly also won the doubles by 21-19 and 21-10.
Two times Olympic medal winner PV Sindhu played exceptionally, leading her game against South Korea.
PV Sindhu faced An SeYoung who is a fourth top player in the world. After performing well in their previous rounds, the Indian Women’s Team was humbled by a disastrous defeat by the South Korean. Sindhu lost 0-5 to SeYoung, which was a shocking loss as we didn’t manage to score a single point. India’s successive winning streak was broken. Shruti Mishra and Simran Singhi also lost their doubles, making 13-21 and 12-21. Indian shuttler Akriti Kashyap, who brought down the previous match to her feet, suffered incredibly. Kashyap lost 10-21, 10-21 to Kim Ga Eun. Overall India didn’t secure a single victory against South Korea, which was a heartbreaking moment for the Women’s team.
Due to the earlier victories by the Indian Team, their position is still secured in the Uber Cup Quarter-Finals. India is still amongst the world ranking teams in Badminton.
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