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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 12:29 PM GMT
And we are back to level at 14 ALL!!
Change of momentum from both Satwik-Chirag as the Danes make a few errors!
- 13 May 2022 12:25 PM GMT
Satwik really produces some quality net shots here!
Satwik-Chirag have a 3-point gap to cover here!
- 13 May 2022 12:22 PM GMT
Mathias Boe with the important inputs here against his countrymen now...
Satwik-Chirag need to step in more now as the Danes lead 11-8 here.
- 13 May 2022 12:19 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag attack full-on as coach Mathias Boe, also from Denmark, looks on!
This will be quite the thing to watch as Satwik-Chirag's coach, Mathias Boe is a former World No. 1 from Denmark.
So far, Satwik-Chirag lag at 7-8 in this opening game. Good show from both sides!
- 13 May 2022 12:16 PM GMT
Satwik-Chirag close in now and it is 5 ALL!!
Come on boys as Satwik-Chirag build their attack here!
- 13 May 2022 12:14 PM GMT
Slow start for the Indians here...
The Indians are taking a while to warm up here as they lag behind at 2-3, come on now!
- 13 May 2022 12:06 PM GMT
Gotta keep chin up here, it is Satwik/Chirag up next!
It will be on Sawtiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to turn things around here as they take on the scratch pair of Kim Astrup and Mathias Christiansen!
Let's go, boys!
- 13 May 2022 12:02 PM GMT
Viktor Axelsen leads from the front and wins again against Lakshya Sen
Quite the brutal start for India here as Lakshya Sen loses once again to Axelsen in straight games, 21-13, 21-13
Emotional celebration from Axelsen as he gets Denmark on the board here but Lakshya Sen will have a lot to think about as he loses his third match in a row at the Thomas Cup.
