Former champions India blanked Australia 5-0 in the men’s Group A clash to secure a quarterfinals berth in the Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 here on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aware that a victory against Australia will guarantee them a last eight spot, India made just one change to the team that defeated Canada, with HS Prannoy getting a match in place of Kidambi Srikanth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lakshya Sen began the team’s march with a 21-14, 21-16 win over Ephraim Stephen Sam and Asian Championships silver medallists Ayush Shetty made it 2-0 by defeating Shrey Dhand 21-8, 21-6 in just 26 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Asian Champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then put the result beyond doubt, beating Rizky Hidayat and Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prannoy and men’s doubles pairing of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun then rounded off the scoreline with convincing victories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India had defeated Canada 4-1 in their open group tie and will next face top seeds China to decide the group winners. China had defeated Australia 5-0 and got the better of Canada 4-1 on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will net play China in their last Group A game, a tie which will determine the group topper on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India made history by winning the Thomas Cup title in 2022, defeating Indonesia in the final to secure its first title. This remarkable achievement marked India's rise as a global power in men’s team badminton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will net play China in their last Group A game, a tie which will determine the group topper on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men: India beat Australia 5-0 (Lakshya Sen bt Ephraim Stephen Sam 21-14, 21-16; Ayush Shetty bt Shrey Dhand 21-8, 21-6; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy\/Chirag Shetty bt Rizky Hidayat\/Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16; HS Prannoy bt Rishi Honda Boopathy 21-11, 21-17; Hariharan Amsakarunan\/MR Arjun bt Andika Ramadiansyah\/Sam 21-12, 21-10)<\/p>\r\n\r\n