India Men's Team Knocked Out of Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 After Losing 2-3 in Quarterfinals Against Japan
Team India had a great run in the Asia Team Championship 2024 tournament and reached the quarterfinals as the second-placed team in Group A. But they lost to 2-3 against Japan in the quarterfinals.
Indian Badminton team raced to the quarterfinals with a second-place finish in Group A. Playing knock-out games against Japan, team India managed to crawl back into the tie with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen’s wins. Levelled 2-2 with the Japanese team, Kidambi Shrikanth missed the chance to win the decider, especially after holding a 19-12 advantage against Kento Momota. Momota won the decider match 21-17,9-21,20-22; knocking out India in the quarterfinals. Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: Indian Women’s Team Blank Hong Kong To Secure Medal for First Time.
India Knocked Out of Asia Team Championship 2024
India 2-3 Japan
SriKi couldnt maintain the lead of 19-12, gave Momota an opportunity to comeback into the decider and help Japan clinch the tie and move to the SFs
21-17,9-21,20-22
— Just Badminton (@BadmintonJust) February 16, 2024
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