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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 11:12 AM GMT
A forgettable outing for Harihran and Ruban at the debut Sudirman Cup
Game-2: Hariharan-Ruban (IND) 4-21 Kim-Anders (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 11:02 AM GMT
Kim and Anders outclassed the Indian duo, domintaing the opening game
Game-1: Hariharan-Ruban (IND) 7-21 Kim-Anders (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 10:55 AM GMT
A poor start for the young Indian duo as the Danes took a mammoth lead at the mid-game interval
Game-1: Hariharan-Ruban (IND) 2-11 Kim-Anders (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 10:45 AM GMT
Up Next: MD - Hariharan-Ruban (IND) Vs Kim-Anders (DEN)
Denmark is just one win away from winning the tie, for which now they have their world no.1 doubles pair of Kim Astrup and Anders Rasmussen, who will take on the inexperienced Indian duo in the men's doubles match.
- 27 April 2025 10:43 AM GMT
India 0-2 Denmark
Anders Antonsen came from behind in the second game to register a straight-game win over HS Prannoy in the men's singles match, doubling the team's lead in the tie.
Final Score: HS Prannoy (IND) 15-21, 16-21 Anders Antonsen (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 10:41 AM GMT
Antonsen doubles Denmark's lead with a straight-game win
Game 2: HS Prannoy (IND) 16-21 Anders Antonsen (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 10:39 AM GMT
Antonsen came out strong post mid-game interval. 2 points away from winning
Game 2: HS Prannoy (IND) 14-19 Anders Antonsen (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 10:31 AM GMT
Antonsen closes the deficit, but Prannoy just edged him by a single point at the mid-game interval
Game 2: HS Prannoy (IND) 11-10 Anders Antonsen (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 10:24 AM GMT
Antonsen's return goes out wide as Prannoy maintains his big lead
Game 2: HS Prannoy (IND) 7-3 Anders Antonsen (DEN)
- 27 April 2025 10:19 AM GMT
Prannoy takes a decent lead to start the second game
Game 2: HS Prannoy (IND) 3-0 Anders Antonsen (DEN)
