India knocked out of Sudirman Cup after 1-4 loss in opposition to Indonesia regardless of robust begin by Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila
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India suffered a second defeat in as many video games within the 2025 Sudirman Cup, getting outplayed by Indonesia 1-4 two days after a loss to Denmark by an identical scoreline. This regardless of a powerful begin offered by Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila, who fought again from a sport right down to win their combined doubles tie.
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Rising combined doubles mixture of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto showcased their prowess with a come-from-behind win to provide the staff a powerful begin, however India couldn’t keep away from a 1-4 loss in opposition to Indonesia of their second Group D match within the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2025 in Xiamen, China on Tuesday.
Having misplaced the opening tie in opposition to Denmark, India wanted to beat Indonesia to remain within the hunt for the knockout berth. Consequently, Dhruv and Tanisha gave the staff the right begin after an preliminary hiccup.
The world no 17 mixture struggled to search out their rhythm within the opening sport in opposition to the skilled Rehan Kusharjanto and Gloria Widjaja, however they seized their possibilities within the second to power a decider. Within the third and remaining sport, Dhruv and Tanisha got here again twice, together with from 16-19 to clinch 5 straight factors and win the rubber 10-21, 21-18, 21-19.
PV Sindhu then had the prospect to increase India’s lead within the ladies’s singles, however regardless of her efforts, she couldn’t discover her groove and went down 12-21, 13-21 to World No. 11 Putri Wardani.
Within the males’s singles, HS Prannoy reignited Indian hopes by taking the primary sport in opposition to Jonatan Christie with a spirited begin. However, momentum slipped away from the Indian shuttler as he ultimately misplaced 21-19, 14-21, 12-21 in a intently contested battle.
With India lacking each their high ladies’s and males’s doubles combos, they’d an uphill activity from there on to discover a win. Whereas the younger pairings of Shruti Mishra/Priya Konjengbam and Hariharan Amsakarunan/Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi fought exhausting, they might not keep away from reverses by the hands of their opponents.
India will face England, who’ve additionally misplaced their two ties, of their final group sport on Thursday.
Outcomes:
India misplaced to Indonesia 1-4 (Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto beat Rehan Kusharjanto/Gloria Widjaja 10-21, 21-18, 21-19; PV Sindhu misplaced to Putri Wardani 12-21, 13-21; HS Prannoy misplaced to Jonatan Christie 21-19, 14-21, 12-21; Priya Konjengbam/Shruti Mishra misplaced to Lanny Mayasari/Siti Ramadhanti 10-21, 9-21; Hariharan Amsakarunan/R Ruban Kumar misplaced to Muhammad Fikri/Daniel Martin 20-22, 18-21
