Asia Badminton Championship: India lose 1-4 to Japan but progress to quarters

Indian women shuttlers advanced to the Badminton Asia Team Championship quarter-finals despite a 1-4 loss to Japan in which PV Sindhu notched the only win here yesterday

PV Sindhu

Indian women shuttlers advanced to the Badminton Asia Team Championship quarter-finals despite a 1-4 loss to Japan in which PV Sindhu notched the only win here yesterday. Despite the loss, India qualified for the quarter-final in both the women's and men's competition.

The Indian women finished second in Group 'W' ahead of Hong Kong China but behind Japan. With a 5-0 wins over Philippines and Maldives, the Indian men's team too has qualified for the quarter-finals.

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