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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:
Live Updates
- 29 April 2026 1:42 PM IST
Li Shi Feng loses a review
Lakshya Sen lifts long to hand the first point of the tie to Li Shi Feng. The Indian pulls it back with a cleverly placed drop shot to his back-hand side.
Li feels it has landed wide and asks for a review. He is proven wrong and loses a challenge.
Lakshya levels at 1-1.
- 29 April 2026 1:36 PM IST
Lakshya Sen walks out!
Lakshya Sen walks out. He'll be up against Li Shi Feng.
Lakshya leads head-to-head 8-7 against Li.
- 29 April 2026 1:24 PM IST
INDIA v/s CHINA LINE-UP
Men's Singles 1: Lakshya Sen v/s Li Shi Feng
Men's Doubles 1: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty v/s Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang
Men's Singles 2: Ayush Shetty v/s Weng Hong Yang
Men's Doubles 2: Hariharan Amsakarunan-Arjun MR v/s He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu
Men's Singles 3: HS Prannoy v/s Lu Guang Zu
- 29 April 2026 1:22 PM IST
Goood Eveninggg!
Hello and a warm welcome to The Bridge's LIVE coverage of the 2026 Thomas Cup battle between India and China.
The last time these two sides met at the Thomas Cup, it ended with a quarter-final exit from the tournament for India, who will now be looking for revenge.
The absence of Shi Yu Qi due to an injury, provides India with a perfect opportunity for the same as well. Can they beat China to top the group?
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
