Yogyakarta [Indonesia], June 28 : India began their Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships with a thumping 5-0 win over Vietnam in their Group C opener at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Friday.
The mixed doubles combination of Bhargav Ram Arigela and Vennala K came back from a game down to beat Pham Van Truong and Bui Bich Phuong 17-21, 21-19, 21-17 to put India ahead.
Pranay Shettigar then defeated Tran Quoc Khanh 10-21, 21-18, 21-17 to double India's lead and senior nationals finalist Tanvi Sharma then wrapped up the match with a 21-13, 21-18 win over Tran Thi Anh.
India will next take on the Philippines in the second-round-robin tie on Saturday.
Result:
India beat Vietnam 5-0 (Bhargav Ram Arigela/Vennala K beat Pham Van Truong/Bui Bich Phuong 17-21, 21-19, 21-17; Pranay Shettigar beat Tran Quoc Khanh 10-21, 21-18, 21-17; Tanvi Sharma beat Tran Thi Anh 21-13, 21-18; Arsh Mohammad/Sanskar Saraswat beat Nguyen Van Mai/Pham Van Truong 20-22, 21-16, 21-13; Navya Kanderi/Shravani Walekar beat Bui Bich Phuong/Tran Thi Anh 21-6, 19-21, 21-14).
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