Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025: India Reach Quarter-Final With 5-0 Hammering of Macau

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India booked their quarter-final berth in the ongoing Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 by opening their campaign with a thumping 5-0 victory over Macau in Group D at the Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Gymnasium in China on Wednesday (February 12).

Last year's bronze medallist will now face two-time runners-up South Korea in the second and final Group D clash on Thursday (February 12) to determine the group winner. South Korea also started their tournament with a 5-0 win over Macau on Tuesday (February 11).

National Games mixed doubles gold medallists Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath kicked off India's march with a 21-10, 21-9 win over Leong Iok Chong and NG Weng Chi in the tie's opening mixed doubles match.

The country's top singles star Lakshya Sen then made it 2-0 with a 21-16, 21-12 victory over Pui Pang Fong in the men's singles, while Malvika Bansod then confirmed India's passage to the knockout stage by beating Chan Hao Wai 21-15, 21-9 in the women's singles.

India fielded a scratch combination of MR Arjun and Chirag Shetty in the men's doubles and had no trouble defeating Macau's pairing of Pui and Vong Kok Weng 21-15, 21-9 to make it 4-0.

The women's doubles pairing of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly completed the 5-0 score line with a 21-10, 21-5 triumph over Ng Weng Chi and Pui Chi Wa, applying the icing on the cake to the lopsided tie. Here is a look at the final results of the India vs Macau BAMTC 2025 tie:

Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 Result - India beat Macau 5-0

• Mixed Doubles: Satish Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath beat Leong Iok Chong/Ng Weng Chi - 21-10, 21-9
• Men's Singles: Lakshya Sen beat Pui Pang Fong - 21-16, 21-12
• Women's Singles: Malvika Bansod beat Chan Hao Wai - 21-15, 21-9
• Men's Doubles: MR Arjun/Chirag Shetty beat Pui Chi Chon/Vong Kok Weng - 21-15, 21-9
• Women's Doubles: Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly beat NG Weng Chi/Pui Chi Wa - 21-10, 21-5