Shruti and tanisha registered India’s only win in the tie against denmark. Photo: BWF/Badmintonphoto
India, Playing without their top men’s and women’s doubles pairings of satwiksairaj rankirededy and chiragheghenddy, and treesa jolly and gayatri gopichand, fell to the Runners-up of the 1999 edition.
India Lost four matches in a row before tanisha and shruti puL off a consolation victory by registration a thumping strawing straight-grmes (21-13, 21-14) Win Over Natasja Anthonisen and Alexandra Boje in the Dead Rubber.
Jesper toft and amalie magelund took an early lead in the first game and forced the Indians Into Muliple errors before winning the opener 21-13.
In the second game, Dhruv and tanisha managed a 4-3 lead, but toft and magelund allowed them only two more points out of the next 13. The danes were quite Late in the match. Toft and Magelund Closed out the match by winning the second game 21-14.
Trailing 0-2 in the tie meant India needed to avoid a defeat in the third match, but facing the world no. 1 Pair Kim Astrup Anders Rasmussen was too heavy a task for youngsters hariharan amsakarunan and ruban kumar resultinasabapathi. The Indians were no match for astrupt and rasmussen – the winners of season ending world two finals in December – as they could take only 11 points in the whole match, Losing 7-21, 4-21, 4-21, 4-21, 4-21, 4-21.
Placed in Group D, India’s Campaign will get tougher from here, as they are set to face mighty indonesia, the winners of the inaugural edition of the tournament, on April 29 and ENGland on May 1.
