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Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships: India to lock horns with China in semi-finals in Dubai


In Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships, India will lock horns with China in the semi-finals in Dubai this evening. February 18. The match will begin at 5.30 PM (Indian Time). India defeated Hong Kong 3-2 in the quarterfinal yesterday to ensure a first-ever medal in the continental tournament, while China clinched a 3-2 win against Malaysia.

For a place in the semi-finals, India staged a remarkable comeback after losing first 2 matches of the tie against Hong Kong. Men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Chirag Shetty and P V Sindhu in Women’s Singles won 2 matches to level the score. In the decider, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Tsz Yau NG and Wing Yung NG, 21-13, 21-12 in the Women's Doubles to clinch the tie.

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