Joran Kweekel was defeated by Kidambi Srikanth. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed past Ruben Jille and Ties van der Lecq in the doubles tie, B Sai Praneeth demolished Robin Mesman, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila defeated Andy Buijk and Brian Wassink in the second doubles tie 21-12 21-13 before Sameer Verma completed the sweep by defeating Gijs Duijs.
In their first Group C match, the Indian men's badminton team blanked lower-ranked Netherlands 5-0 to get off to a winning start at the Thomas Cup Final today.
Kidambi Srikanth won a men's singles match against Joran Kweekel 21-12 21-14 on Sunday night, before India's doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Ruben Jille and Ties van der Lecq 21-19 21-12 to give India a 2-0 lead.
In the second singles match, world bronze medalist B Sai Praneeth beat Robin Mesman 21-4 21-12 in 27 minutes to give India an unassailable 3-0 lead.
In the second doubles match, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila defeated Andy Buijk and Brian Wassink 21-12 21-13 before Sameer Verma completed the sweep by defeating Gijs Duijs 21-6 21-11 in the third and final singles round.
Earlier on Sunday, top shuttler Saina Nehwal was forced to withdraw midway through her first match, but India's young women's team put on a polished performance to win the Uber Cup Final 3-2 against Spain.
On Tuesday, India's men's team will face another weak opponent in Tahiti in the Thomas Cup, while India's women's shuttlers will face Scotland in Group B.
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