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Sudirman Cup 2025: Denmark took a 4-1 win over India in the opener - Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the 2025 Sudirman Cup featuring top Indian players, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy.
PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy will be in action at the 2025 Sudirman Cup. (File Photo)
The Indian mixed team took on Denmark in the opening tie of the group stage action at the 2025 Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, China, on Sunday.
The tie started with the mixed doubles match, where the team captains, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, were in action. Following them, HS Prannoy and PV Sindhu took the centre stage in their respective singles matches.
The tie ended with a consolation win for India in the final match of the day in the women's doubles category, where it put a scratch pairing of Tanisha and Shruti, because of the injury withdrawals from Treesa-Gayatri.
As it happened:
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- 27 April 2025 1:10 PM GMT
Final Tie Score: India 1-4 Denmark
India lost the first tie of the group stage to Denmark, as they were able to win just one of the five matches of the tie, thanks to the women's doubles pair of Tansisha Crasto and Shruti Mishra
The team will now take on Indonesia in the second group tie on Tuesday, which will be a do-or-die tie for them.
- XD: Dhruv-Tanisha (IND) 13-21, 14-21 Toft-Magelund (DEN)
- MS: HS Prannoy (IND) 15-21, 16-21 Anders Antonsen (DEN)
- MD: Hariharan-Ruban (IND) 7-21, 4-21 Kim-Anders (DEN)
- WS: PV Sindhu (IND) 20-22, 21-23 Line Kjaersfeldt (DEN)
- WD: Shruti-Tanisha (IND) 21-13, 21-18 Boje-Anthonisen (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 1:03 PM GMT
Tanisha-Shruti registered the first win of the tie for India
The Indian duo of Tanisha Crasto and Shruti Mishra took a straight-game win over the Danish pair, which proved to be a consolation win as India lost the tie with the scoreline of 1-4.
Final Score: Shruti-Tanisha (IND) 21-13, 21-18 Boje-Anthonisen (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 12:19 PM GMT
India 0-4 Denmark; Sindhu loses the match
The day is getting worse for the Indian team as they suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in the tie, where Sindhu lost the match in straight games despite having game points in both games.
This was Line's first-ever win against Sindhu in their fifth meeting.
Final Score: PV Sindhu (IND) 20-22, 21-23 Line Kjaersfeldt (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 12:14 PM GMT
Line closes the match in straight games after a beautiful backhand drop shot on match point
Game-2: PV Sindhu (IND) 21-23 Line Kjaersfeldt (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 12:12 PM GMT
A body smash from Line, take the scores back on level terms
Game-2: PV Sindhu (IND) 21-21 Line Kjaersfeldt (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 12:10 PM GMT
The second game also went to deuce as Line made a silly unforced error
Game-2: PV Sindhu (IND) 20-20 Line Kjaersfeldt (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 12:09 PM GMT
Line again makes a brilliant comeback to take the score back on level terms
Game-2: PV Sindhu (IND) 19-19 Line Kjaersfeldt (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 12:03 PM GMT
Sindhu continues her attacking shots to keep Line on bay in the second game
Game-2: PV Sindhu (IND) 16-12 Line Kjaersfeldt (DEN)
