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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 1:20 PM GMT
A lot of slipping and falling here...
Satwik-Chirag take a lead at 14-12 here but the court is slippery too
- 13 May 2022 1:17 PM GMT
Okay wow, both Satwik-Chirag slip and fall here as the Danes lead 11-10
What a close, close decider this is turning out to be now. Just a narrow lead for the Danes
- 13 May 2022 1:15 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag close in at 9-10!
Satwik-Chirag build the pressure here and is attacking now
- 13 May 2022 1:13 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag pick their level up and the rallies are back ON!
Satwik-Chirag show class here as they pick up their level to lag at 6-9 in this decider. Come on!
- 13 May 2022 1:09 PM GMT
The Danes are attacking more sharply again...
The Danes take a 5-2 lead in the decider.
- 13 May 2022 1:05 PM GMT
What a turnaround here, the Danes takes Game 2...
Satwik-Chirag make errors and lose Game 2, this will hurt really bad.
The Danes take Game 2 with resilience at 23-21.
Satwik-Chirag need to attack back stronger.
- 13 May 2022 1:02 PM GMT
It is 20 ALL, the nerves are back!
Two errors from the Indians and Satwik-Chirag lose the two match points.
Come on, now!
- 13 May 2022 12:58 PM GMT
What a mad scramble here!
Shetty attacks from the front here as India leads 18-16 and the Danes scramble to return
