Badminton Asia Team Championships: India women knocked out in quarterfinals, loses 0-3 to China
The Indian women’s team lost 0-3 to China in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships, ending its title defence early, in Qingdao, China, on Friday.
World No. 42 Tanvi, who had been leading the charge in the first singles with two wins earlier in the tournament, failed to provide a positive start, losing 9-21, 9-21 to World No. 10 Gao Fang Jie in a lop-sided opener.
The doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly then put up a spirited fight before going down 22-24, 18-21 to the world No.4 combination of Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian, as China took a decisive 2-0 lead.
Facing a do-or-die situation, Rakshitha Ramraj battled hard against Xu Wen Jing in the second singles but eventually lost 14-21, 21-15, 17-21 in a 69-minute contest.
India had begun its campaign with a 5-0 sweep of Myanmar before suffering a narrow 2-3 defeat to Thailand in its final group tie on Thursday.
The Indian men’s team will face South Korea in the quarterfinals later in the day.
(with inputs from PTI)
Published on Feb 06, 2026