Badminton Asia Team Championships: India defeat Hong Kong 3-2 in their Group B match

India men's team kept their hopes of qualifying to the knockout stages of Badminton Asia Team Championships at Shah Alam in Malaysia after beating Hoong Kong 3-2 in their Group A match. Laskhya Sen led their campaign with a straight-game win over Lee Cheuk Yiu.

The crushing 0-5 defeat against Korea in their opening match has made life difficult for India as they are currently at the third spot in group A, just above Hong Kong, with one win and one



loss.

Three-time defending champions Indonesia and Korea are currently ahead in the race to qualify from group A.

However, the men's team will have to claim an outright win against title holders Indonesia on Friday and also need Korea to lose to Hong Kong to make an improbable entry into the knockout stage.

India and Korea currently have one win and one loss and if both teams win on Friday, it will come down to number of matches and games won and lost, where Korea is ahead.