Thomas Cup: India knocked out, lost to China 1-3 in quarterfinal- HIGHLIGHTS
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HS Prannoy and Satwik-Chirag will be key for India in the Thomas Cup quarter-final against China. (Photo Credits: Badminton Photo)
Thomas Cup LIVE: Defending champions India will take on China in the quarter-final of Thomas Cup 2024 after finishing second in Group C after losing 1-4 against Indonesia.
In an interesting team selection, the Indian team is fielding Kiran George in the third men's single instead of higher-ranked Kidambi Srikanth.
Fixtures of the match- 2:30 PM IST
MS1- HS Prannoy v Shi Yu Qi
MD1- Satwik-Chirag v Liang-Wang
MS2- Lakshya Sen v Li Shi Feng
MD2- Dhruv/Pratheek v He/Ren
MS3- Kiran George v Lu Guang Zu
Stay tuned for updates.
India's campaign ended in both the Uber Cup and Thomas Cup in the quarter-final.
Dhruv glances the falling shuttle as the Chinese finish the fourth match and knockout the defending champion India.
He and Ren have raced away to a big lead of 9-5 and it looks like India is minutes away from getting knocked out of the tournament.
China is just one game away from the win as Dhruv and Sai struggle to match the pace of the Chinese. They lose 21-10.
Despite starting well, the Indian pair is trailing 9-11 and will have to hold their fort against the relentless Chinese.
A good start for the Indian pair as they lead 8-7 and are looking good at the moment.
Lakshya Sen defeats Li Shi Feng in another marathon match and makes it 1-2 for India.
Lakshya leads 11-8 at the mid-game interval and after the change of the courts, he needs to take 10 points.
This is a rollercoaster match as Lakshya races to a lead of 7-4. Li Shi Feng comes back with a couple of winners and make it 7-7.
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