Indian women shuttlers assured themselves of a historic first-ever Badminton Asia Team Championships medal by cruising to a 3-0 win over Hong Kong but their male counterparts failed to replicate the feat, going down narrowly 2-3 to Japan in the quarter-finals here on Friday.
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After stunning top seeds China to top the group stage, the India women blanked Hong Kong riding on wins from double Olympic-medallist <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/marin-code-too-tough-to-crack-for-sindhu-23316789" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PV Sindhu</a>, Ashmita Chaliha and the doubles pair of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/tanisha-aims-to-carry-winning-momentum-with-ashwini-23329158" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ashwini Ponappa</a> and Tanisha Crasto. The Indian women shuttlers will now face top seed Japan, who beat China 3-2 in another quarter-final.
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The Indian women shuttlers will now face top seed Japan, who beat China 3-2 in another quarter-final.

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