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ITTF Mixed Team World Cup: India suffered to its second straight group stage loss in the ITTF Mixed Team World Cup after being blanked 8-0 by the hosts China on Monday.

In Sunday's Group 1 opening match of the competition's first stage, the Indian team, without the experienced campaigners like Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, lost 3-8 to the United States.

India are now at the bottom of the group standings, behind top seeds China, Australia, and the USA, after suffering back-to-back defeats.