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At SCG Thomas & Uber Cup 2010 Preliminary Asia Zone, Thailand

Uber Cup - Group Y

India l Japan 1-4

Saina Nehwal (IND,7) bt Ai Goto (JPN,24) 21-13 Retd (13 mins)
Aparna Balan (IND)/ Shruti Kurian (IND) l Mami Naito (JPN)/ Shizuka Matsuo (JPN) 18-21 21-17 14-21 (60 mins)
Trupti Murgunde (IND,61) l Sayaka Sato (JPN,26) 16-21 19-21 (31 mins)
Jwala Gutta (IND)/Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) l Miyuki Maeda (JPN)/ Satoko Suetsuna (JPN) 21-13 21-13 12-21 (47 mins)
Gayatri Vartak (IND,233) l Eriko Hirose (JPN,18) 12-21 7-21 (25 mins)

Thomas Cup - Group C

India bt Cambodia 5-0

Chetan Anand (IND,15) bt Chanpisey Vann (CAM,513) 21-11 21-10 (17 mins)
Arvind Bhatt (IND,33) bt Veasna Troeung (CAM,UNR) 21-4 21-9 (14 mins)
V Diju (IND)/ Jishnu Sanyal (IND) bt Mesa Vandy (CAM)/ Puthicheat Chindet (CAM) 21-7 21-9 (14 mins)
Anup Sridhar (IND,39) bt Nuon Sophoan (CAM,282) 21-9 21-13 (14 mins)
Sanave Thomas (IND)/ Rupesh Kumar (IND) bt Veasna Troeung (CAM)/ Chanpisey Vann (CAM) 21-10 21-8 (15 mins)

In Uber Cup, Saina won her match as her Japanese opponent retired from her match after first game ... In second doubles match Shruti and Aparna tried comeback after losing first game but in decider Japanese pair were too strong for them ... After losing first game Trupti missed chance of taking match in decider ... At one time Trupti was leading 16-7, Sayaka Sato won last 5 points in a row to won match from 19-16 ... Then in 4th match Jwala and Ashwini tried comeback after winning second game easily but in decider Japanese pair showed their superiority to won match and tie for Japan ... Tomorrow our ladies team having rest day before their next match against Philippines.

In Thomus cup, our all five matches completed in mere 74 mins ... Very thumping victory over Cambodians, so now tomorrow we r having crucial tie against local team, Thailand, to decide group winner.