{"id":12176,"date":"2026-04-26T08:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T01:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=12176"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T01:43:03","slug":"india-bounce-back-to-beat-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/india-bounce-back-to-beat-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"India bounce back to beat Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

India bounced back from their opening defeat to hosts Denmark to down Ukraine 4-1 in their Group A Uber Cup badminton championships in Horsens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosts Denmark, who had beaten the Indians 3-2 in their opening match, were given a 0-5 thrashing by favourites China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India chose to rest veteran P.V Sindhu in the singles, but still packed enough firepower to down Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unnati Hooda was upgraded to first singles and despite some late challenges, defeated Polina Buhrova 21-19, 22-20 to give India the lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanvi Sharma had a much easier time in her defeat of Yevheniia Kantemyr in the second singles. She won 21-12, 17-21 to put the Indians in the pedestal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making her first appearance, Devika Sihag overcam a first game jitters to down Mariia Stoliarenko 23-21, 21-13 and give India the unassailable lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India, however dropped the first doubles, with Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singh losing their match 11-21, 17-21 to Polina Buhrova-Yevheniia Kantemyr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sindhu, who played both singles and doubles against Denmark, was fielded in only the doubles this time partnering Tanisha Crasto. The duo easedpast Sofiia Lavrova-Mariia Stoliarenko 21-18, 21-15 in the second doubles and a morale boosting win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THOMAS CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan beat Finland 5-0 <\/strong>(Kodai Naraoka bt Joakim Oldorff 15-21, 21-17, 21-16; Koki Watanabe bt Eliel Melleri 21-12, 21-10; Yudai Okimoto bt Ananda Galvani Daniswara 21-12, 21-17; Takuro Hoki-Hiroki Midorikawa bt Eliel Melleri-Niilo Nyqvist 21-2, 21-10; Takumi Nomura-Yuichi Shimogami bt Ananda Galvani Danisara-Avlar Melleri 21-17, 21-13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UBER CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

China beat Denmark 5-0 <\/strong>(Wang Zhiyi bt Line Christophersen 21-11, 21-14; Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning bt Amalie Cecilie Kudsk-Matte Werge 21-10, 21-16; Han Yue bt Mia Blichfeldt 21-11, 21-13; Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian bt Anna Klausholm-Simona Pilgaard 21-6, 21-13; Xu Wenjing bt Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-16, 21-16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India beat Ukraine 4-1 <\/strong>(Unnati Hooda bt Polina Buhrova 21-19, 22-20; Tanvi Sharma bt Yevheniia Kantemyr 21-12, 17-21, 21-10; Devika Sihag bt Mariia Stoliarenko 23-21, 21-13; Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singh lost to Polina Buhrova-Yevheniia Kantemyr 11-21, 17-21; Tanisha Crasto-P.V. Sindhu bt Sofiia Lavrova-Mariia Stoliarenko 21-18, 21-15)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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