Badminton
2026 Thomas Cup: India lose 2-3 to China in final group tie – Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the 2026 Thomas Cup tie between India and China.
Lakshya Sen at 2026 India Open (Photo credit: BAI)
The Indian men's badminton team take on heavyweight China in what is their final group stage tie at the 2026 Thomas Cup in Horsens, Denmark, on Wednesday.
Both teams have already booked their spot in the knockout rounds with two wins in their previous two ties and entered this tie to extend their unbeaten streak.
China defeated India 3-2 on the day and topped the group, which might help them get a favourable draw heading into the quarter-finals.
India fielded a full-strength team with Lakshya Sen playing the first singles, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty competed in the first doubles match.
The others in action for India were Ayush Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan/ MR Arjun, and veteran HS Prannoy.
As it happened:
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- 29 April 2026 4:51 PM IST
A massive lead for Ayush to start the start the second game
Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 7-1 Weng Hong Yang (CHN)
- 29 April 2026 4:45 PM IST
Weng takes the opening set after winning the final four points of the game.
Game-1: Ayush Shetty (IND) 17-21 Weng Hong Yang (CHN)
- 29 April 2026 4:41 PM IST
Ayush levels the score with an easy kill shot from the net
Game-1: Ayush Shetty (IND) 16-16 Weng Hong Yang (CHN)
- 29 April 2026 4:35 PM IST
Weng wins four points on the trot to take a lead at mid-game break
Game-1: Ayush Shetty (IND) 10-11 Weng Hong Yang (CHN)
- 29 April 2026 4:30 PM IST
Ayush came from behind to take an early lead in the game
Game-1: Ayush Shetty (IND) 7-6 Weng Hong Yang (CHN)
- 29 April 2026 4:13 PM IST
Finally, the Chinese pair convert a match point and give China a 2-0 lead in the tie
Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 24-26 Liang-Wang (CHN)
- 29 April 2026 4:12 PM IST
Another match point save via Satwik's powerful smash
Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 24-24 Liang-Wang (CHN)
- 29 April 2026 4:10 PM IST
Indian pair save the 4th match point as Wang's returns hits the net
Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 23-23 Liang-Wang (CHN)
- 29 April 2026 4:08 PM IST
A service error on match point from Liang levels the scores back
Game-3: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 21-21 Liang-Wang (CHN)
