New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) India started their Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships campaign with a thumping 5-0 win over Vietnam in their Group C opener at Yogyakarta in Indonesia on Friday.

The mixed doubles combination of Bhargav Ram Arigela and Vennala K came back from a game down to beat Pham Van Truong and Bui Bich Phuong 17-21 21-19 21-17 to put India ahead.

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Pranay Shettigar then defeated Tran Quoc Khanh 10-21 21-18 21-17 to double India's lead. Senior national finalist Tanvi Sharma then wrapped up the contest with a 21-13 21-18 win over Tran Thi Anh.

India will next take on the Philippines in the second round-robin tie on Saturday.

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Result:

India bt Vietnam: 5-0 (Bhargav Ram Arigela/Vennala K bt Pham Van Truong/Bui Bich Phuong 17-21 21-19 21-17; Pranay Shettigar bt Tran Quoc Khanh 10-21 21-18 21-17; Tanvi Sharma bt Tran Thi Anh 21-13 21-18; Arsh Mohammad/Sanskar Saraswat bt Nguyen Van Mai/Pham Van Truong 20-22 21-16 21-13; Navya Kanderi/Shravani Walekar bt Bui Bich Phuong/Tran Thi Anh 21-6 19-21 21-14).

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