Thomas Cup 2026: India beats Chinese Taipei; advances to semi-final— Highlights

Chou's shot lands out wide as Lakshya takes a slight lead at first mid-game

Game-1: Lakshya Sen 11-9 Chou Tien Chen

An easy kill shot from the net helps Lakshya to level the scores

Game-1: Lakshya Sen 5-5 Chou Tien Chen

Lakshya wins his first point of the match with an overhead smash

Game-1: Lakshya Sen 1-1 Chou Tien Chen

First Up: MS1 - Lakshya Sen Vs Chou Tien Chen

The two players will face each other for the 9th time, with their head-to-head record perfectly balanced at 4-4.

Lakshya, ranked 11th in the world, has an upper hand over the experienced world no.6 shuttler in recent times, having beaten him in their last two meetings last year.

Here is the lineup of India Vs Chinese Taipei's quarterfinal tie

• MS1: Lakshya Sen (IND)  Vs Chou Tien Chen (TPE) 
• MD1: Satwik/Chirag (IND) Vs Wang/Chiu (TPE)
• MS2: Ayush Shetty (IND)  Vs Lin Chun-Yi (TPE)
• MD2: Hariharan/Arjun (IND) Vs Yang/Liu (TPE)
  
• MS3: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) Vs Chi Yu Jen (TPE)

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the quarterfinal action at the 2026 Thomas Cup

The Indian men's team will take on Chinese Taipei in their quarterfinal match-up at 1:30 PM IST.

The winner of this tie will also confirm a medal for their nation.