BWF Asia C’ships: India men lose 2-3 to China

National champion Chirag Sen then lost 15-21, 16-21 to Wang Zheng Xing in the fifth match as India conceded the tie

The Indian men’s team felt the absence of star doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as it suffered a narrow 2-3 loss to China in the Badminton Asia Team Championships group tie on Thursday.

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Star shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen won their singles matches, but China fought back with wins in the two doubles contests to make it 2-2. National champion Chirag Sen then lost 15-21, 16-21 to Wang Zheng Xing in the fifth match as India conceded the tie. 

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