Updated On: 15 October, 2021 07:45 AM IST | Aarhus (Denmark) | PTI
Competing without top stars like Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and hampered by the injury-forced ouster of Saina Nehwal, the Indian women were outplayed by their Japanese opponents, who claimed the tie by establishing a 3-0 advantage

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The Indian women’s badminton team crashed out of the Uber Cup after losing to Japan in the quarter-finals here on Thursday while the men completed their group engagements in the Thomas Cup with a defeat to China.
The men’s team, which is already through to the quarterfinals, suffered a 1-4 defeat in their last group match, setting them up against Denmark in the last-eight stage on Friday.