In Sunday's Group 1 opening match of the competition's first stage, the Indian team, without the experienced campaigners like Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, lost 3-8 to the United States.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India are now at the bottom of the group standings, behind top seeds China, Australia, and the USA, after suffering back-to-back defeats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Only the top two from the group after the conclusion of the first stage will advance to the second stage of the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the opening mixed doubles rubber, India\u2019s Jeet Chandra and Pritha Vartikar lost 0-3 (8-11. 2-11, 2-11)) to Kuai Man and Lin Shidong, the world No. 2 in men\u2019s singles, at the Sichuan Gymnasium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While world No. 88 Yashaswini Ghorpade lost the women\u2019s singles rubber 0-3 against Wang Yidi, third in the WTT rankings (4-11, 3-11, 8-11) margin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The men\u2019s singles saw India\u2019s Snehit Suravajjula trail 0-2 (5-11. 9-11) against world No. 1 Wang Chuqin, bringing the tie to an end. According to the tournament format, the first team to win eight games wins the tie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As per the tournament format, each rubber, whether singles or doubles, consists of three games. The first team to win eight games wins the overall team match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India have been drawn in Group 1 for the first stage of the tournament with reigning champions and top seeds China, Australia and USA. After round-robin matches, the top two from the group will advance to the second stage of the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will take on Australia in their third and final group match on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India have been drawn in Group 1 for the first stage of the tournament with reigning champions and top seeds China, Australia and USA. After round-robin matches, the top two from the group will advance to the second stage of the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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