Indian men thrash Germany 5-0 in Thomas and Uber Cup,

In Thomas and Uber Cup, Badminton tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, Indian men's team began its campaign in an emphatic manner, thrashing Germany 5-0 on Sunday. World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen started the proceeding with an easy 21-16 21-13 win over world no 64 Max Weisskirchen. The doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had to dig deep as they were stretched to a three gamer by Jones Ralfy Jansen and Marvin Seidel.But the Indians managed to prevail 21-15 10-21 21-13 in the match lasting close to an hour. World no 11 Kidambi Srikanth then eked out an 18-21 21-9 21-11 win over Kai Schafer after a sluggish start to give India an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Group C tie.
MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila handed Bjarne Geiss and Jan Colin Voelker a 25-23 21-15 defeat in the second men's doubles tie as Indian continued its dominant display. HS Prannoy, ranked 23rd in the world, completed a 5-0 whitewash of Germany, with a 21-9 21-9 win over Matthias Kicklitz. It was a perfect start for the Indian men's team, which is searching for its maiden medal at the tournament. No Indian men's team has ever reached the semifinals of the Thomas Cup. Last year, the men's team had signed off its campaign at the quarterfinal stage.