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BATC 2026: Indian women to face China, men take on Korea in the quarterfinals

Beijing, Feb 5(UNI) Defending champion India will take on China in the women's quarterfinals while the men will take on Korea in the last eight stage of the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Qingdao, China on Thursday.
Having qualified for the quarterfinal with a match to spare in the group stage, Indian men rested Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth against Japan but still put up a strong performance before going down 2-3 to finish second in Group C.
The women's team also lost by an identical margin against Thailand.
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Indian tennis get reality check, but Sasikumar stands tall at SMK Memorial

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