Goood Eveninggg!

Hello and a warm welcome to The Bridge's LIVE coverage of the 2026 Thomas Cup semi-final between India and France.

While India are in hunt to reclaim their crown from 2022, France are in an uncharted territory already, having made the semi-finals for the first time.

India will have to make do without the services of an injured Lakshya Sen in the tie and that does peg them back by quite a bit.

Sen, who would have played the first singles match against Christo Popov, had a 6-2 head-to-head advantage against the Frenchman. 

Instead, the onus would now fall on the young Ayush Shetty to take down the world No 4.

Can India make their way into the second Thomas Cup final? Stay tuned to find out!