Lakshya Sen beat Jaman Ayman Ibn, followed by Ayush Shetty\u2019s win over Gourab Singha. Kidambi Srikanth then sealed the tie with a victory over Jumar Al-Amin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will face hosts Japan in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, with a win in the tie guaranteeing the team a medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Paris 2024 semi-finalist Lakshya comfortably beat Ayman Ibn 21-4, 21-12 to give India a 1-0 lead. Ayush registered a convincing 21-4, 21-13 win over Singha to stretch the lead to 2-0, before Srikanth sealed the tie with a 21-15, 21-9 victory over Jumar Al-Amin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India, silver medallists in the team event at Hangzhou 2023, progressed without needing to field their doubles combinations, including world No. 5 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the reigning Asian Games men\u2019s doubles champions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The reigning silver medallists' quarterfinal against Japan would set up a possible singles battle between Lakshya and Kodai Naraoka, while Ayush could meet Yushi Tanaka. Satwik\u200b and Chirag could face the Japanese pairing of Hiroki Okamura and Takuro Hoki, depending on the tie-ups.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India, silver medallists in the team event at Hangzhou 2023, progressed without needing to field their doubles combinations, including world No. 5 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the reigning Asian Games men\u2019s doubles champions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian women\u2019s team will also face Japan in the quarter-finals on Tuesday after beating Kazakhstan 3-0 in its opening tie on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n