Indian Women's Team Exits 2026 Uber Cup After Defeat to China

The Indian women's badminton team concluded their 2026 Uber Cup journey with a disappointing 0-5 loss to defending champions China. Despite a strong performance from PV Sindhu, who led in her match against Wang Zhi Yi, the team could not secure a win. Other players also faced tough competition, leading to their exit from the tournament. This defeat follows a mixed performance in the group stage, where they had previously lost to Denmark and won against Ukraine. The team's hopes for a quarterfinal berth were dashed in this final group match.

By Narendra Chaudhary Apr 28, 2026, 14:26 IST

Indian Women's Uber Cup Journey Concludes

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Horsens, April 28: The Indian women's team faced elimination from the 2026 Uber Cup after a defeat against the reigning champions, China, in their final Group A match.

Despite a commendable effort, India succumbed to a 0-5 loss. In a crucial match to secure a quarterfinal spot, former world champion PV Sindhu took to the court first, facing world number 2 Wang Zhi Yi.

Sindhu was in control for a significant part of the third game, even establishing an 18-12 lead in the decider. However, Wang rallied back, scoring seven consecutive points to seize the lead and ultimately clinched the match shortly after.

India's other singles competitors, Isharani Baruah and Devika Sihag, also put up a fight against their highly-rated Chinese rivals but were unable to secure victories.

Isharani was narrowly defeated by former Olympic Champion Chen Yu Fei with scores of 20-22, 13-21, while Devika lost to Xu Wen Jing with a scoreline of 21-19, 17-21, 10-21.

In women's doubles, the duo of Tanisha Crasto and Kavipriya Selvam sparked some hope by winning the first game against Luo Xu Min and Zhang Shu Xian, but ultimately fell short, losing 10-21, 21-12, 21-19.

Earlier in the tournament, India had lost their opening match against Denmark 2-3 but bounced back with a 5-0 victory over Ukraine.

In the previous Thomas & Uber Cup held in Chengdu in 2024, the Indian women's team, which had previously secured bronze medals in 2014 and 2016, was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Japan.

Result:

Women: India lost to China 0-5 (PV Sindhu lost to Wang Zhi Yi 16-21, 21-19, 19-21; Priya Konjengbam/Shruti Mishra lost to Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning 11-21, 8-21; Isharani Baruah lost to Chen Yu Fei 20-22, 13-21; Tanisha Crasto/Kavipriya Selvam lost to Luo Xu Min/Zhang Shu Xian 21-10, 12-21, 19-21; Devika Sihag lost to Xu Wen Jing 21-19, 17-21, 10-21)