Already assured of a qurter-final berth, the second seeded Indian team continued its rampaging form at the Women's World Junior Squash Team Championship, beating seventh seeds England [ Images ] 3-0 in its final league match in Chennai on Wednesday.
India [ Images ] are drawn to play fourth seeded Canada [ Images ] in Thursday's quarter-finals.
Victory will pit India against the winner of the other quarter-final match between sixth seeds Hong Kong and eight seeds New Zealand [ Images ].
In the other last eight stage matches, top seeds Egypt [ Images ] take on third seeds Malaysia and England (seventh seeds) plays United States of America (15th seeds).
In its last league match in the four team Group-B, India had little difficulty in disposing off England though Anaka Alankamony did survive some anxious moments against Julianne Courtice.
After Dipika Pallikal and Surbhi Misra gave India a 2-0 lead, Alankamony defeated Courtice 15-13, 8-11, 14-12, 9-11, 11-7.
Pallikal won against Millie Tomlinson 11-6, 11-5, 11-7, while Misra got past Kimberley Hay 11-9, 11-3, 11-7.
Results:
POOL A:
Australia [ Images ] beat Sweden 3-0 [Tamika Saxby bt Jennie Lindstrom 11-7, 11-8, 11-2; Sarah Cardwell bt Matilda Ravn-Holm 13-11, 11-7, 11-2; Christine Nunn bt Eira Mooney 11-4, 11-6, 11-5.
Egypt beat New Zealand 3-0 [Nour El Sherbini bt Amanda Landers Murphy 11-6, 11-4, 11-5; Heba El Torky bt Lana Harrison 11-4, 11-1, 11-7; Nouran El Torky bt Emma Millar 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5.
POOL D:
Canada lost to USA 1-2 [Samantha Cornett lost Amanda Sobhy 11-7, 13-11, 3-11, 7-11, 8-11; Laura Gemmel bt Oliva Blatchford 11-5, 14-12, 11-5; Jennifer Pelletier lost to Julie Cerullo 5-11, 11-13, 12-14.
South Africa [ Images ] beat Spain 3-0 [Robyn Baptiste bt Sarah Esperon 11-3, 11-9, 11-2; Cheyna Tucker bt Ana Arosa 11-7, 11-8, 11-8; Alexandra Fuller bt Marina Lopez 11-7, 11-5, 11-5.
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