India crash out of Thomas Cup Final

India has crashed out of the Thomas Cup Final in Bangkok. The young Indian Men's team made the exit after losing to heavyweights China, 0-5 in their last Group-A match yesterday. World number nine HS Prannoy seemed completely off colour as he was completely outplayed 9-21, 9-21 by Olympic champion Chen Long. Sai Praneeth



showed some resistance, but eventually lost to Shi Yuqi. The rest of the Indian shuttlers simply lacked the experience to compete against their Chinese counterparts.

The Indian team had lost to France, 1-4 in the opening game before winning against Australia, 5-0.