Indian men's team thrash England 5-0 to confirm quarterfinal spot

New Delhi: Defending champions India sealed their quarterfinal berth in the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 with a comfortable 5-0 win over England in the men’s Group C clash. The Indian men’s team, which had got the better of Thailand in their tournament opener, will now face Indonesia to decide the group winners.

Indian women have also booked their last eight spot with two successive victories and will be facing China on Tuesday in their last group A clash. In the men’s Group C encounter, world no 9 HS Prannoy gave the team a winning start with a 21-15, 21-15 victory over Harry Huang.

Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then were put under pressure by the English combination of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy but the world no. 3 combination banked on their big match experience to pull off a 21-17, 19-21, 21-15 win in an hour and five minutes.