Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women exit in quarter-final after loss to Japan
The Indian men will take on China in their quarter-final in the Thomas Cup later on Thursday.
The Indian women’s team exited in the quarter-final stage of the 2024 Uber Cup after a 0-3 loss to Japan on Thursday, while the men’s team will be playing for a spot in the semi-final against China later in the day.
Ashmita Chaliha began the tie in a clash against world No 11 Aya Ohori. While the lower-ranked Indian gave a good fight to take the match to a deciding game, Chaliha ultimately lost the match 10-21, 22-20, 15-21.
The doubles match saw Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra completely outclassed by the world No 4 pair of Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida to lose in straight games. Finally, former world No 1 Nozomi Okuhara beat youngster Isharani Baruah 21-15, 21-12 to send Japan into the semi-finals.
There was a lot of pressure on both Chaliha and Ohori to give their team a good start in the first match of the tie. Ohori began on the front foot with an 11-9 lead going into the mid-game interval of the first game. Her high serves saw Chaliha make some good returns. But after the break, the Japanese player turned the screws on the world No 53 and won 11 straight points. Ohori eventually closed out the first...
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