India have qualified for the quarterfinals in both the women's and men's competition in the Badminton Asia Team championships. At Alor Setar, Malaysia, on Thursday, the women shuttlers advanced despite a 1-4 loss to Japan. The lone win for India came through P V Sindhu. The Olympic silver-medallist extended her domination over world no. Two Akane Yamaguchi with a win in straight games 21-19, 21-15 in 36 minutes. Sindhu now enjoys a 5-3 head-to-head record against Yamaguchi. The Indian women finished second in Group W with one win and one loss, ahead of Hong Kong China, but behind Japan. The Sindhu-led squad had defeated Hong Kong China 3-2 in its opening group Tie. With a rampaging 5-0 wins over lower-ranked Philippines and Maldives, the Indian men's team also qualified for the last eight stage from Group D. The men are slated to play Indonesia in their last Group D tie later on Thursday.