China marches into Sudirman Cup final, clean sweeps South Korea 3-0
Other Sports | October 02, 2021 19:10 ISTThe win also marks China's 14th consecutive final appearance in the badminton mixed team competition.
The win also marks China's 14th consecutive final appearance in the badminton mixed team competition.
The mixed doubles pair of M R Arjun and Ashwini Ponnappa beat the Finnish duo of Anton Kaisti and Jenny Nystrom 21-9 21-14 before Kidambi Srikanth and Malvika Bansod got the better of their respective opponents in the men's and women's singles.
It was India's second consecutive defeat after losing the Group A opener to Thailand and now the final match against Finland on Wednesday has been rendered inconsequential.
The World no.10 pair was part of the 12-member Indian team announced by the Badminton Association of India for the prestigious event to be held from September 26 to October 3 in Finland.
India needed an extraordinary effort to get across the mighty Chinese but the shuttlers yet again produced a below-par performance to go down in a lop-sided contest.
Eighth-seeded India's hopes will now rest on their next match when they take on the mighty China Wednesday.
In the deciding mixed doubles match, China's gallant efforts weren't quite enough to overcome the precision of the South Koreans.
China only lost one of their 10 matches in the round-robin stage against Hong Kong and Thailand. So, according to the given stats, so far the top seeds China have the upper hand.
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