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Thomas Cup Semi-finals HIGHLIGHTS: India defeats Denmark to enter finals — Scores, Updates, Medal, Blog
Fireworks are set to fly as Lakshya Sen and Co. lead the charge against Viktor Axelsen and his men in the India vs Denmark Thomas Cup 2022 semi-final tie. Follow LIVE.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth during the Thomas Cup 2022 semi-finals against Denmark (Source: Badminton Photo)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup 2022, being held at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand!
Lakshya Sen went down to Viktor Axelsen but Satwik-Chirag managed a nervous three-set win against Kim Astrup and Mathias Christiansen to level the tie at 1-1. Kidambi Srikanth also followed it up with a fantastic win against Anders Antonsen. However, the pair of Krishna and Vishnu lost and finally HS Prannoy stepped up once more to create history for India and took the team to their maiden Thomas Cup final!
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Live Updates
- 13 May 2022 1:57 PM GMT
Antonsen 13-12 Kidambi
Antonsen tries his best to keep the angles right. But fails to keep it shorter. Kidambi wins three points in a row.
- 13 May 2022 1:55 PM GMT
Amazing switch of rallies by Antonsen. Completely exhausted Kidambi and finished it off with an angular smash. The Danish shuttler leads by 12-9
- 13 May 2022 1:53 PM GMT
Antonsen leads by 11-9 at the mid-game interval
Antonsen recovers with his swift action and wins 4 points in the trot. He leads by 11-9 at the mid-game interval.
- 13 May 2022 1:51 PM GMT
Antonsen 7-9 Kidambi
A quick Kidambi releases a drop shot immediately recovering from a smash and manages to deceive the Danish. The India now has a two-point cushion.
- 13 May 2022 1:49 PM GMT
Antonsen 7-7 Kidambi
A superb net play around the edges there by Kidambi. Manages to get an upper hand here.
- 13 May 2022 1:47 PM GMT
Antonsen 6-6 Kidambi
Antonsen recovers with 4 straight points to equalise at 6-6. He keeps Kidambi on toes with his brilliant crosscourt returns.
- 13 May 2022 1:45 PM GMT
Antonsen 4-6 Kidambi
After a series of errors, Antonsen finds his rhythm back with a body smash towards Kidambi.
- 13 May 2022 1:44 PM GMT
Kidambi wins 4 straight points
Antonsen hits it way wide of the court. Kidambi takes a lead with four successive points.
