Reigning champions Indian men’s team has been clubbed with heavyweights Indonesia whereas the women’s facet was positioned alongside mighty China in the Thomas and Uber Cup after the draw for the event was carried out right here on Friday.
The Indian men’s team, which will probably be defending its maiden title, has been positioned in a tough group.
Besides final 12 months’s runner-up and report 14-time winners Indonesia, India have Thailand and England to nullify in Group C.
India turned solely the sixth nation in the world to elevate the Thomas Cup in 2022 after gorgeous Indonesia 3-0 in the ultimate at Bangkok.
In the Uber Cup, the Indian women’s badminton team has been drawn in Group A alongside hosts and essentially the most profitable nation in the event’s historical past — 15-time winner China The different groups in Group A are Canada and Singapore.
Indian women have reached the semifinals of the Uber Cup thrice in 1957, 2014 and 2016.
The Indian men’s team certified routinely by advantage of being the defending champions whereas the women made the minimize after profitable a historic gold medal on the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Malaysia earlier this 12 months.
The event will probably be held from April 27 to May 5 in Chengdu, China.
