Indian shuttlers book quarterfinal spot in Uber Cup

After thrashing Australia 5-0 in their opener, Indian shuttlers continued their good run at the Uber Cup by handing out a resounding 5-0 defeat to Germany to seal their quarterfinal berth at the tournament. The Indian team will now square off with 2014 runners-up Japan in their final group game. Japan has already entered the last eight stage after beating Australia for its second win on the trot at the Kunshan Sports Center Stadium.

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The Indian win was led by London Olympic Bronze medallist Saina Nehwal who defeated Fabienne Deprez 21-15, 21-10. Following this, P.V. Sindhu then demolished  Luise Heim 21-7, 21-12 in just 26 minutes which gave India a 2-0 lead. The doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa played an impressive match against Linda Efler and Lara Kaepplein, taking home a 14-21, 21-9, 21-8 win in 41 minutes.  Yvonne Li didn’t last very long  in front of Ruthvika Shivani Gadde as the score read 21-5, 21-15, while N. Sikki Reddy and Sindhu trounced Isabel Herttrich and Franziska Volkmann 21-18, 19-21, 22-20 in the second doubles match.

However, it turned out to be another disappointing day for the Indian men's team as they were beaten 2-3 by Hong Kong.  With this, they face an early exit from the tournament.

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