Indian men’s and women’s badminton teams dumped a lowly rated Australia 5-0 and 4-1 respectively on the second day of the prestigious Thomas and Uber Cup Final but the road to the quarterfinals still remain a difficult one for India.

While Indian women’s team, led by Saina Nehwal, notched up a dominating 4-1 win against Australia in the second Group A match of the Uber Cup, the men’s team, spearheaded by World No.9 H.S. Prannoy, blanked their Australia counterparts 5-0 in the Thomas Cup Final later in the day.

India’s qualification for the knockout stage will now depend on Wednesday’s match against top seeds and five-time champions Japan, who have fielded a full-strength squad.

On the other hand, things still look pretty gloomy for the men’s team as they will have to beat heavyweights China on Tuesday to keep quarterfinals hopes alive.