Badminton Asia Junior C'ships: India knocked out by Hong Kong in QFs

India's campaign at the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed team championships ended in the quarterfinals after a 2-1 loss to Hong Kong. Despite a strong start, the Indian team could not maintain their momentum and lost the decider in a close contest.

India's campaign in the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed team championships came to an end at the quarterfinal stage as they went down against Hong Kong 2-1 here on Monday.

Strong Start for India

India started strong in the opening set with Dev Ruparelia and Tanvi Patri giving the team a strong start as India led 22-12 after two matches. The doubles combinations then ensured that their was no hiccups as they clinched the set 55-44, according to a release.

Hong Kong Fights Back

But the start of the second game turned things around for Hong Kong as Can Yee Hei beat Ruparelia 11-8 and IP Sum Yau extended their lead 22-16. The doubles combinations could not cut down the deficit as the match went into a decider.

Decider Goes Down to the Wire

Ruparelia once again gave India a lead by beating Chan 11-9 but Ip managed to close the gap to 22-21. The mixed doubles combination of Bjorn Jaison and Dianka Waldia kept India ahead with a 33-32 as the match against Cheung Sai Shing and Wing Chi Chu ended 11-11.

Tanvi Reddy Andluri and Baruni Parshwal went down to Chu and Yi Kiu Yu 5-11 and India could not recover from that and lost the set 55-43.

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