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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 3:18 PM GMT
Denmark 7-5 India
Panjala delivers a smash from the backline which was beyond Rasmussen's reach. Denamark 7-5 India
- 13 May 2022 3:16 PM GMT
Denmark with the early lead.
Too many smashes in a row and Denmark is slowly building up their lead. India trail by 2-4.
- 13 May 2022 3:07 PM GMT
Next up: Men's doubles action
India lead by 2-1 over Denmark. They are one win away to reach their first-ever final of the Thomas Cup.
Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnu Panjala will take on Denmark's Anders Skaarup Rasmussen and Frederik Søgaard in the men's doubles action.
- 13 May 2022 3:03 PM GMT
Kidambi Srikanth beats Anders Antonsen by 21-18, 12-21, 21-15
KIDAMBI ENDS IT WITH A SMASH,!
He wins the tie and the Indian camp rejoices as they have a 2-1 edge over Denmark
- 13 May 2022 2:58 PM GMT
Antonsen 14-18 Kidambi
This is quite nervy for the opponents. Giving away points on errors
