The Indian Tigers, who beat the Dragons 4-1 in the reverse fixture in Rohtak on Sunday (April 22), made an excellent start to the match after Salman Anwar Shaikh beat Junjun He 2-1 in the 52 kilogram category to put his side 1-0 up.

It was, however, a close bout with two of the judges deciding that the two fighters were just one point apart.

Ankush Dahiy doubled the Tigers' lead thanks to a 2-1 victory in the 60kg bout, making it look like the Indians were on their way to a convincing overall win.

Taximaimaiti Haishaer, however, swung the momentum back into the Dragons' favour with a convincing 3-0 defeat of Dinesh in the 69kg fight.

Jilei Zhang then made it an even 2-2 contest with another comfortable 3-0 victory against Devanshu Jaiswal in the 81kg category.

Maimaiti Aihemaiti completed the Dragons' incredible comeback in the final over-91kg bout with a 3-0 win against Parveen Kumar – the most resounding win of the night with all three judges deciding Aihemaiti was five points ahead - ensuring the Dragons emerged 3-2 winners overall.

Despite losing today, the India Tigers have still qualified for the playoff round of the competition after being ranked the seventh-best team overall following the conclusion of the group stage matches.