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:
Live Updates
- 1 May 2026 1:53 PM IST
Chou's shot lands out wide as Lakshya takes a slight lead at first mid-game
Game-1: Lakshya Sen 11-9 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 1:47 PM IST
An easy kill shot from the net helps Lakshya to level the scores
Game-1: Lakshya Sen 5-5 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 1:43 PM IST
Lakshya wins his first point of the match with an overhead smash
Game-1: Lakshya Sen 1-1 Chou Tien Chen
- 1 May 2026 1:15 PM IST
First Up: MS1 - Lakshya Sen Vs Chou Tien Chen
The two players will face each other for the 9th time, with their head-to-head record perfectly balanced at 4-4.
Lakshya, ranked 11th in the world, has an upper hand over the experienced world no.6 shuttler in recent times, having beaten him in their last two meetings last year.
- 1 May 2026 1:00 PM IST
Here is the lineup of India Vs Chinese Taipei's quarterfinal tie
- MS1: Lakshya Sen (IND) Vs Chou Tien Chen (TPE)
- MD1: Satwik/Chirag (IND) Vs Wang/Chiu (TPE)
- MS2: Ayush Shetty (IND) Vs Lin Chun-Yi (TPE)
- MD2: Hariharan/Arjun (IND) Vs Yang/Liu (TPE)
- MS3: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) Vs Chi Yu Jen (TPE)
- 1 May 2026 12:45 PM IST
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the quarterfinal action at the 2026 Thomas Cup
The Indian men's team will take on Chinese Taipei in their quarterfinal match-up at 1:30 PM IST.
The winner of this tie will also confirm a medal for their nation.
