Thomas & Uber Cup Finals LIVE, Day 4: India men, women lose their last league stage match – Scores, Updates, Blog

11-8

Nice little fightback from Prannoy, but he trails 8-11 at the first mid-game break.

Terrible start for Prannoy

This is not the start Prannoy would have liked. He trails 0-4.

Up Next: HS Prannoy in action!

HS Prannoy will take on Lu Chia Hung in a dead rubber next. Nothing, but just pride to play for in this match.

INDIA LOSE THE TIE!

Right then, the loss for Dhruv Kapila and Arjun MR in that means that India have been handed their first loss of Thomas Cup 2022 in their final league stage match. Chinese Taipei have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in this tie. 

Dhruv-Arjun LOSE!

A loss for Dhruv Kapila and Arjun MR, but not without giving their opponents a crazy fight. Lu-Yang had five-match points with a 20-15 lead in the decider, but the Indians refused to give up.

They fought back and saved four match points, before the Chinese Taipei got their act together to clinch the match 21-17, 19-21, 21-19 in 1 hour and 17 minutes.

Slipping away from Dhruv-Arjun

This match is slipping away fast from the grips of Arjun MR and Dhruv Kapila. The Chinese Taipei pair has opened up a massive four-point lead out of nowhere. India trails 13-17.

Lu-Yang take the lead!

Dhruv-Arjun seem to be crumbling under pressure, as the Chinese Taipei pair wins consecutive points to go 13-12 ahead. Can the Indians bounce back?

Advantage, INDIA!

Dhruv-Arjun maintain their lead and change sides with the score 11-9 in their favour. Not the biggest of margins against this Taipei pair, but they would be eyeing to wrap this up convincingly.

We are all set for a cracker of 10-15 minutes now.

Early lead for Dhruv-Arjun!

A good start in the decider for Dhruv-Arjun and they have opened up a slender 4-2 lead. The Indians have the momentum with them and they would want to carry on this way for as long as possible.

Arjun-Dhruv win Game 2!

What a comeback from Arjun MR and Dhruv Kapila. They have come 5-10 down in the second game to pocket it 21-19 and push the match into decider. 

Stunning recovery from the pair and India is still breathing in this tie.