In the next two matches, Liu Shen Shu and Tan Ning defeated Simran Singh and Ritika Thaker 21-9, 21-10, while Tanvi Sharma lost 7-21, 16-21 to Wang Zhi Yi as China completed the 5-0 drubbing of India
Isharani Baruah. Pic/BWF
Teenage sensation Anmol Kharb left the badminton court in tears owing to an ankle injury as an under-strength Indian women’s team suffered a 0-5 defeat to the mighty China in its final group A fixture of the Uber Cup here on Tuesday.
Having already qualified for the quarter-finals, Ashmita Chaliha sat out the contest against the 15-time champions. Olympic champion and World No. 2 Chen Yu Fei started off the proceedings for China with an easy 21-12 21-10 win over 83rd ranked Isharani Baruah.
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National champions Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra, ranked 67, were no match for reigning world champions Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan, who doubled China’s lead with a 21-13, 21-12 win. After losing the first game 9-21 and trailing 1-4 in the second against Han Yue, Anmol was forced to retire giving China a 3-0 unassailable lead.
In the next two matches, Liu Shen Shu and Tan Ning defeated Simran Singh and Ritika Thaker 21-9, 21-10, while Tanvi Sharma lost 7-21, 16-21 to Wang Zhi Yi as China completed the 5-0 drubbing of India.
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