- QINGDAO (CHINA) — Men’s singles player Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and women’s
doubles pairing of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly fought back from two
matches down to keep the team in the hunt, but that did not prove enough as
India went down 2-3 against South Korea in their second Group D clash in the
Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 on Thursday.
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- Having already qualified for the knockout stage, India
and South Korea faced off to determine the group winner. It wasn’t an ideal start
for India as the mixed doubles combination of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto
and women’s singles player Malvika Bansod lost their respective matches.
Also read: India begin Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships campaign with 5-0 win over Macau
- National Games double gold medallist Sathish brought
India back into the contest, keeping his nerves under pressure to beat Cho
Geonyeop 17-21, 21-18, 21-19.
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- World No. 9 combination of Gayatri and Treesa then raised
hope of an Indian win by getting the better of Kim Min Ji and Kim Yu Jung
19-21, 21-16, 21-11 to make the tie score 2-2.
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- Indian once again tweaked their men’s doubles
combination, this time fielding Satwiksairaj Rankireddy with MR Arjun against
Jin Yong and Na Sung Seung. Satwik and Arjun struggled to find the rhythm in
the opening game but gave their opponents a tough fight in the second,
eventually going down 25-23.
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- India's campaign in the last edition of the Badminton
Asia Mixed Team Championship ended with a 2-3 loss to China in the semifinals
and they returned home with a first-ever medal -- a bronze -- from the continental
tournament.
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- Result: India lost to South Korea 2-3 (Dhruv
Kapila/Tanisha Crasto lost to Ki Dong Ju/Jeong Na Eun 21-11, 12-21, 15-21;
Malvika Bansod lost to Sim Yu Jin 9-21, 10-21; Satish Karunakaran beat Cho
Geonyeop 17-21, 21-18, 21-19; Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly beat Kim Min
Ji/Kim Yu Jung 19-21, 21-16, 21-11; MR Arjun/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost to
Jin Yong/Na Sung Seung 14-21, 23-25).
