Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024: Indian Women’s Team Beat Thailand To Lift The Title

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 The Indian Women’s badminton team created history as they defeated Thailand in a thrilling 3-2 win during the finals of the Badminton Asia Team Championship played at Shah Alam, Malaysia on 18th February 2024.

It was an ideal start for the Indian team as PV Sindhu looked in great control defeating Kathegong in two straight games. Sindhu showed attacking skills winning by 21-12, 21-12 to help India 1-0 lead.

The women’s doubles pairing of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand edged past higher ranked Thai pair of Jongkolphan and Rawinda in three thrilling games. The first game saw both pairs fight for each point before Jolly and Gayatri won it by 21-16.

It was another closely fought affair in the second game as both pairs showed spirit before the Thai pair won it by 21-18. The third game started slowly for the Indian pairing but made a strong comeback to win by 21-16 giving India a 2-0 lead.

Asmita Chaila went down in straight games to Busnan in second singles. It was one-way traffic as the Indian struggled against the experienced Thai player losing by 11-21, 14-21. With this win, Thailand reduced to 1-2.

It was another one-sided affair in the second doubles with Priya and Shurti Mishra losing to the Aimsaard sisters comfortably by 11-21, 9-21. The tie was level at 2-2 and it went down to decider.

The 16-year-old Anmol Kharab showed her character once again by getting the better of Pornpicha Choeikeewong in two straight games. It was an impressive performance by Kharab putting enough pressure on higher ranked Thailand player. Kharab won the first game comfortably by 21-14.

The second game was also one-sided affair as Kharab won it by 21-9 to help the Indian women’s team register their first-ever title at the Asian level.

India’s performance in this tournament.

The Indian women’s team had a memorable tournament. They began defeating top-seeded China 3-2 to top their pool. 16-year Anmol Kharab showed their fighting spirit by defeating much higher-ranked Chinese player.

India cruised past Hong Kong, China with a 3-0 scoreline in the quarterfinals. Sindhu, the doubles pairing of Tanisha Crasto and Ponnappa, Asmita Chaila won their respective matches.

India played their hearts out as they stunned Japan in the semi-finals with a thrilling 3-2 scoreline. PV Sindhu lost the first encounter to Aya Ohori before Jolly and Gayatri showed fighting spirit to level the score. Asmita Chalia produced one of the biggest upset defeating former champion Okuhara. Anmol Kharab was the star of the show again defeating Nidara in two straight games.



 

 

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