Badminton
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 3:36 PM GMT
Denmark 4-4 India
Rasmussen and Sogaard equal the score-line with a powerful smash.
- 13 May 2022 3:35 PM GMT
Into the second game
The Indian pair has a slim edge of 4-2 in the second game.
- 13 May 2022 3:31 PM GMT
Rasmussen and Sogaard comfortably win the opening game by 21-14.
Garaga hits it wide and the Danish pair of Rasmussen and Sogaard comfortably win the opening game by 21-14.
- 13 May 2022 3:28 PM GMT
India trail by four points
Sogaard looks like he is hunting for points with every stroke, completely outplaying the Indian pair.
- 13 May 2022 3:26 PM GMT
Panjala/Garaga 11-17 Rasmussen/Sogaard
Two successive errors in serve by Sogaard and Rasmussen. Panjala and Garaga reach double figures.
- 13 May 2022 3:25 PM GMT
Panjala looked utterly confused finding the return from Rasmussen. The Danish pair has built a massive lead of 17-8.
- 13 May 2022 3:23 PM GMT
Denmark leads by 14-7
Panjala calls for a challenge but finds it unsuccessful as the shuttlecock goes way out of the line. India on backfoot here.
- 13 May 2022 3:21 PM GMT
The Danish pair leads by 11-7 at the mid-game break.
Nice footwork by Sogaard, who keeps the game under their control from the front.
- 13 May 2022 3:19 PM GMT
Denmark 9-6 India
India defend the crosscourt returns well and finds the gap by smashing in the middle of the court.
