Indian males eased into the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup with a 5-0 victory in opposition to Australia of their second Group A tie in Horsens, Denmark on Monday.The 2022 champions share the highest spot in group with defending champions China. Whereas India beat Canada 4-1 on the primary day, China blanked Australia 5-0 on April 24 and Canada 4-1 on Monday.The Indians didn’t lose a single set in opposition to the lowerranked Aussies. Lakshya Sen drubbed Ephraim Stephen Sam 21-14, 21-16 to win the primary level for India. US Open champion Ayush Shetty trounced Shrey Dhand 21-8, 21-6. Within the first males’s doubles match, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty downed Rizky Hidayat and Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16.Within the third singles, HS Prannoy had it simple in opposition to Rishi Honda Boopathy 21-11, 21-17. The doubles duo of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun outclassed Andika Ramadiansyah and Ephraim Stephen Sam 21-12, 21-10 within the final match. Japan and Malaysia are prone to attain the final eight from Group B. Whereas Denmark made it from Group C, Chinese language Taipei and Korea are battling for the second spot. From Group D, it could possibly be Indonesia and Thailand.Sindhu joins BWF panel: Former world champion PV Sindhu has assumed cost as a BWF council member after being elected as chair of the BWF Athletes’ Fee in Dec 2025.





