Scotland are certain to drop at least a couple of spots in the rankings after a final day group defeat from India at the Sudirman Cup in China. The team that finished 19th in Glasgow two years ago will face the Czech Republic in the 21st/22nd place play-off. 

Following a second day victory over Australia, the Scots failed to take a point against India. Scottish National Champion Susan Hughes came closest to preventing the whitewash when she took the first game before going down 21-18 13-21 19-21 to Saina Nehwal in the women’s singles.

But staying within Group three is a decent result for a team that was weakened by the loss of the inured pair of Imogen Bankier and Paul Van Rietvelde and the unavailable Scottish doubles champion, Watson Briggs.

Group 3B

India 5 Scotland 0

Mixed doubles: Diju and Gutta Jwala bt Andrew Bowman and Emma Mason 21-17 21-12

Men's singles: Arvind Bhat bt Gordon Thomson 21-15 21-16

Women's singles: Saina Nehwal bt Susan Hughes 18-21 21-13 21-19

Men's doubles: Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar bt Andrew Bowman and Thomas Bethell 21-18 25-23

Women's doubles: Aparna Balan and Shruti Kurian b Mason and Jillie Cooper 21-12 21-15