Badminton
Thomas Cup 2026: India beats Chinese Taipei; advances to semi-final— Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the quarterfinal tie between India and Chinese Taipei at the Thomas Cup 2026.
India is up against Chinese Taipei at the 2026 Thomas Cup. (File Photo)
The Indian men's team defeated Chinese Taipei in the quarter-final of the 2026 Thomas Cup in Horsens, Denmark, on Friday.
The former champions cleanswept the tie 3-0 against an aggressive Taipei team and confirmed India's just second ever medal at this prestigious competition.
India fielded a full-strength team with Lakshya Sen in the first singles, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in the first doubles match.
In the second singles, the 20-year-old Ayush Shetty went in and closed out the match for India with a straight-game win against Lin Chun-yi.
As it happened:
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- 1 May 2026 2:30 PM IST
Lakshya closes in the deficit with an overhead smash but still trials by 3
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 13-16 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 2:26 PM IST
Lakshya's attempted smash lands out wide as Chou closes in towards a win
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 9-14 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 2:23 PM IST
Lakshya could not retrieve a cross-court smash from Chou
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 7-13 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 2:19 PM IST
Lakshya's flat return goes behind the back line as Chou takes a massive lead at mid-game break
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 5-11 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 2:15 PM IST
Chou extends his lead as Lakshya isn't able to find his accuracy
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 3-7 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 2:11 PM IST
Chou makes an aggressive start to the second game also; Lakshya looks in trouble
Game-2: Lakshya Sen 1-4 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 2:09 PM IST
Chou makes an incredible comeback to take the opening game
Game-1: Lakshya Sen 18-21 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 1:59 PM IST
A misjudgment at the backline from Sen gives another easy point to Chou
Game-1: Lakshya Sen 16-15 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 1:57 PM IST
A few unforced errors from Lakshya close the deficit to just 2
Game-1: Lakshya Sen 15-13 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 1:55 PM IST
A service error from Lakshya ended his small run of regular points
Game-1: Lakshya Sen 14-10 Chou Tien Chen
