The Indian women’s badminton team produced a spirited performance against the People’s Republic of China in its final Uber Cup 2026 Group A tie but lost 5-0 to bow out in the group stage in Horsens, Denmark, on Monday.
India, who came into the contest on the back of a narrow 3-2 loss to Denmark and a 4-1 win over Ukraine, needed a victory to stay in the hunt for a quarter-final berth.
The top two teams from the group – China and hosts Denmark – progressed, with India finishing third ahead of Ukraine.
PV Sindhu, 12th in the badminton rankings, pushed world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi to the brink in the opening singles match. The former world champion controlled large parts of the decider and opened up an 18-12 lead, only for Wang Zhiyi to reel off seven straight points and close out a 21-16, 19-21, 21-19 win.
The other two Indian badminton players in singles also threatened but fell short against higher-ranked opponents.
World No. 38 Isharani Baruah came close in the opening game before going down 22-20, 21-13 to former Olympic champion and fourth-ranked Chen Yufei, while Devika Sihag, ranked 43, lost 19-21, 21-17, 21-10 to China’s world No. 97 Xu Wenjing.
The doubles pairing of Tanisha Crasto and Kavipriya Selvam took the opening game against Luo Xumin and Zhang Shuxian, but lost 10-21, 21-12, 21-19.
In the other doubles match, Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra were beaten 21-11, 21-8 by Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning.
India have previously won two bronze medals at the Uber Cup, reaching the semi-finals in 2014 and 2016.
In the Thomas Cup, the 2022 champions India have already qualified for the quarter-finals with a tie to spare after wins over Canada and Australia, and will face China in their final group match on Wednesday.
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