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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 11:59 AM GMT
Lakshya Sen puts his heart and soul into this match now!
It's not over till it is OVER! Lakshya Sen finds his form in the nick of time here and takes points on the trot to come up to 11-18
- 13 May 2022 11:51 AM GMT
Lakshya Sen is with his superhero antics again...
Lakshya Sen breaks the 6-point rampage from Axelsen and gets on the board again but it is shortlived.
- 13 May 2022 11:48 AM GMT
Another miss by Lakshya Sen here with the backhand, Axelsen moves ahead
Axelsen laps up to 5 points in a row and leads 11-4 in this match.
- 13 May 2022 11:46 AM GMT
The rallies are getting tenser by the minute here as every point is making a difference!
Axelsen has a decent 4-point cushion here and leads at 8-4 in this second game as every point is a thriller!
- 13 May 2022 11:40 AM GMT
Stunning defense from Lakshya Sen as he gets on top of a 62-shot rally!
Mad stuff from Lakshya Sen now as he dives and saves points here and Lakshya is showing his potential.
- 13 May 2022 11:39 AM GMT
Into Game 2, Lakshya Sen is yet to find his rhythm!
The error count climbs for Lakshya Sen as he looks a little fazed here but he needs to come back soon - Axelsen leads at 1-3
- 13 May 2022 11:35 AM GMT
Viktor Axelsen pockets Game 1 against Lakshya Sen
Viktor Axelsen has hardly looked in trouble in this match so far and Sen needs to pull out something more from his artillery to minimally trouble Axelsen who has bagged the first game, 21-13.
Let's go, Sen!!!
- 13 May 2022 11:34 AM GMT
Viktor Axelsen seems to be a man on business here as he has 8 Game points!
Axelsen leads at 20-12 in this opening game and it has been one-way traffic after the mid-game break
