Confident Egypt march past India

Top-seeded Egypt expectedly overcame No 4 India 3-0 in the preliminary league of the WSF Under-21 World Cup team championship here on Thursday.

The powerful Egypt team carried too much firepower for a reshuffled Indian team that rested their star player Dipika Pallikal and brought in teenager Anaka Alankamony.

Marwan El Shorbagy won the first singles in four games against Ravi Dixit 11-7, 6-11, 11-4, 12-10.

Then Nour El Sherbini put out the higher ranked Alankamony 11-6, 11-3, 11-7.
The results: Pool A: 1-Egypt bt 4-India 3-0 (Marwan El Shorbagy bt Ravi Dixit 11-7, 6-11, 11-4, 12-10; Nour El Sherbini bt Anaka Alankamony 11-6, 11-3, 11-7; Karim Abdel Gawad bt Karan Malik 3-11, 11-9, 11-0, 11-3). 5-Australia bt 8-Germany 2-1 (Jamie McErvalie lost to Rudi Rohrmuller 10-12, 12-10, 3-11, 8-11; Sarah Cardwell bt Annika Wiese 11-6, 11-7, 11-4; Walter Kofeka bt Sven Lammermann 13-11, 11-9, 11-0).] Pool B: 2-England bt 3-France 2-1 (Charles Sharpes lost to Lucas Serme 8-11, 5-11, 4-11; Emily Whitlock bt Cyrielle Peltier 11-4, 11-1, 11-9; Ben Coleman bt Geoffrey Demont 11-8, 11-8, 11-8). 6-Hong Kong bt 7-Malaysia 2-1 (Yueng Ho Wai bt Affeeq Aeefeen 11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 11-4; Tong Tsz-Wing bt Tan Yan Xin 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4; Wong Chi Him lost to Sanjay Singh 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 10-12, 6-11).