India vs. Thailand Women, Badminton Asia Team Championships Final: The Indians would come back to secure a spot in the final, despite Sindhu suffering her first defeat in 14 meetings.
India vs. Thailand Women, Live BATC Final: On Saturday, a youthful Indian squad overcame PV Sindhu’s loss to produce an incredible semifinal victory and make their first-ever appearance in the Badminton Asia Team Championships final, defeating Japan 3-2 in the semis. In the championship match, PV Sindhu and Co. will play Thailand, with both teams trying to win their first championship in the tournament’s short history.
In their 14 meetings, Sindhu had never lost to Aya Ohori, but the Indians would overcome the setback. World No. 6 Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida were defeated by the doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand. After bringing the scoreboard back to par, Ashmita Chaliha pulled off an upset of her own, defeating former world champion Nozomi Okuhara in straight games, 21-17, 16-21, and 21-14. Sindhu and Ashwini Ponnappa would lose 14-21, 11-21 to Rena Miyaura and Ayako Sakuramoto in the second doubles match.
