Well, kind of reality check for The Indian Team consisting of young players, as they faced a team with players in the Top Half of the World Ranking. Thailand dominated throughout the tie as they defeated India 5-0 in the 2020 Uber Cup, held in Aarhus, Denmark.
India has won their previous two games; 3-2 against Spain & 4-1 against Scotland. Meanwhile, Thailand had beat both Scotland and Spain by 5-0.
And with this result, Thailand finish at top of Group B with India finishing second in their last group stage match. With only the top two teams from each group advancing into the knockout round; Thailand and India have booked their 2020 Uber Cup quarter-finals spot.
2020 Uber Cup – India vs Thailand – Line-up
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As Saina Nehwal is injured after the encounter against Spain where she had retired from the 1st match. India’s Line-up against a tough opponent like Thailand only consists of one experienced pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy, accompanied by young players. India also rested the pair of Tanisha Crasto/Rutaparna Panda for this tie probably keeping quarter-finals in mind.
Thailand 5-0 India – Group B Encounter
First, we have Women’s Singles where the World No. 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong, age 23, defeated Malvika Bansod of India in two straight games 21-15, 21-11. Thus, giving Thailand a lead of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Next up is the first Women’s Doubles where India’s experienced pair of Ashwini Ponnappa/N. Sikki Reddy faced the Thai pair ranked 8th in the world Jongkolphan Kititharakul/ Rawinda Prajongjai. The Thai duo won in two straight games 21-16, 21-12 as the match lasted for 43 minutes. Hence, Thailand 2-0 India.
Well, the 2nd Women’s Singles confirmed Thailand’s victory as they lead by 3-0. It wasn’t easy for Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan as India’s Aditi Bhatt gave a tough fight as the match went into a decider. The Thai ranked 13th in the world won the match by 21-16, 18-21, 21-15 as it lasted for about an hour. As a result, Thailand 3-0 India.
The 2nd Women’s Doubles is next as Thailand’s Puttita Supajirakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai ranked 22nd was up against Treesa Jolly/Gayathri Gopichand of India. The pair from Thailand, won in two straight games 21-17, 21-16 in about forty-eight minutes. Thus, Thailand 4-0 India.
Meanwhile, the last fixture of the tie is the 3rd Women’s Singles, where the 16-year-old from India Tasnim Mir faced Thailand’s Supanida Katethong. The 33rd Ranked Supanida Katethong won in two straight games 21-19, 21-15 as the match lasted for about 40 minutes. With this, Thailand 5-0 India.
As a result, Thailand won 5-0 against India in the Group B encounter of the 2020 Uber Cup.
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