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Thomas Cup LIVE - India v/s Denmark Quarterfinal - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
Follow us for all the LIVE updates from India's quarterfinal clash against Denmark in the Thomas Cup 2020.
Kidambi Srikanth (Source: BWF)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog of India's quarterfinal clash against Denmark at the 2020 Thomas Cup.
The Indian women crashed out of the 2020 Uber Cup yesterday after falling to a 3-0 defeat against Japan in the quarterfinals. Can the men better them in the Thomas Cup and force their way into the semifinal with a win over Denmark?
Stay tuned for all the latest updates from the Ceres Arena.
Live Updates
- 15 Oct 2021 12:00 PM GMT
10-3
Srikanth has no answers to Axelsen at the moment as the Danish shuttler continues to motor along. And the home crowd is going crazzzzyyy!
- 15 Oct 2021 11:59 AM GMT
Axelsen races ahead
Just when it seemed Srikanth is fighting back, Axelsen pockets 4 consecutive points and opens up a 8-3 lead. Worrying signs for India as the Olympic Champion looks to be on top of his game!
- 15 Oct 2021 11:58 AM GMT
Srikanth fighting back
The crowd's energy seems to be transferring to Srikanth who fights back to reduce the deficit to 3-4.
- 15 Oct 2021 11:57 AM GMT
The crowd is pumped up
The Indian crowd at the Ceres Arena is pumped up with chants of "Bharat Mata ki Jai" every now and then.
- 15 Oct 2021 11:55 AM GMT
Early lead for Axelsen
And as expected Axelsen takes an early 3-0 lead, thanks to unforced errors from Srikanth!
- 15 Oct 2021 11:50 AM GMT
The players have arrived!
Both Srikanth and Axelsen have arrived at the Ceres Arena. We will be good to begin in the next five minutes.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING CONTEST!
- 15 Oct 2021 11:40 AM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth v/s Viktor Axelsen
The highest-ranked Indian shuttler, Kidambi Srikanth, will kickstart the proceedings for India in the Thomas Cup Quarterfinal. Ranked 14th in the world, he will be up against the Olympic Champion Viktor Axelsen!
This is going to be a daunting task for Srikanth who has been a pale shadow of himself since long. The Danish shuttler holds a 6-3 advantage over the Indian and is surely the favourite to win this.
- 15 Oct 2021 11:34 AM GMT
The start is DELAYED
The start for India v/s Denmark quarterfinal will be delayed by a bit. This is because the South Korea v/s Japan quarterfinal which took place on the Court Number 1 has just ended with Japan making their way into the final four, courtesy a 3-2 win.
India will be playing on Court 1 as well.
- 15 Oct 2021 11:21 AM GMT
Line ups are out!
This is how both the teams line up for the all-important quarterfinals. Some mouth-watering contests on cards and an interesting couple of hours ahead if you are a badminton fan.
- 15 Oct 2021 11:18 AM GMT
Goood Eveninggg!
A Thomas Cup quarterfinal for the first time in more than a decade for India. The last time they managed to enter the final eight of this prestigious event was way back in 2010 when I was just 10.
India has won three Olympic medals in badminton since then. So yes, it has been very long.
The Indian men will take on Denmark today in the quarters and the road to reach the final four is not going be easy. The tie is expected to begin around 5 pm IST.
Also, if India manages to beat the Danish men today, it is going to be HISTORIC. 1979 was the last time India played in the semifinals of the Thomas Cup!
Stay tuned to this very page for all the updates from Ceres Arena.
