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India lost 1-4 to Indonesia, suffering straight defeats in the Sudirman Cup at Xiamen in China.
Shevon Jemie Lai and her husband Soon Huat Goh are one of Malaysia’s best mixed doubles pairs.
Chinese Taipei and Malaysia finished as the top two teams from the group to qualify for the quarterfinals.
P V Sindhu's gallant fight agaainst Tai Tzu-ying ended in agony.
India have been placed in Group C along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia and their first task will be to make it to the knock-out stage from a potentially trick group.
The absence of double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu, London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy hurt India's chances.
Sameer Verma suffered a shocking straight-game loss in men's singles on Tuesday as India were stunned 2-3 by a young Malaysia in a group match.
17-year-old An Se-Young roared back from a game down to defeat Tai 14-21, 21-18, 21-16 in 66 thrilling minutes.
Sameer Verma fought for an hour and 11 minutes in the men's singles tie before losing 17-21 20-22 against Olympic champion Chen Long.
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