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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 2:42 PM GMT
Kidambi leads by 7-4
Antonsen foils the return from Kidambi's short forehand stroke. He hits it wide.
- 13 May 2022 2:41 PM GMT
Antonsen 4-6 Kidmabi
Kidambi has switched on to his attacking gear. With constant rallies by Indian fans, Kidambi looks charged up to take this game home.
- 13 May 2022 2:39 PM GMT
Kidambi leads by 4-3
A long rally at play, Kidambi breaks the silence with another smash. He leads by 4-3.
- 13 May 2022 2:37 PM GMT
Kidambi leads by 3-2
Keeping it short, Kidambi drives another powerful smash to finish it off.
- 13 May 2022 2:36 PM GMT
Kidambi equals at 2-2
A spectacular smash by Kidambi, who finds the angle in the right-hand corner. He levels up the score at 2-2.
- 13 May 2022 2:34 PM GMT
Antonsen 2-0 Kidambi
Kidambi completely misjudges the line of Antonsen's attack and gives away another point.
- 13 May 2022 2:33 PM GMT
Antonsen begins the final game, winning a point through a body smash to Kdiambi.
- 13 May 2022 2:32 PM GMT
Both the players get some pep-talk by their coaches before heading into the decider.
- 13 May 2022 2:31 PM GMT
Antonsen bags the game 21-12 and leads the match to a decider.
A backhand flip by Antonsen. He finishes off comfortably and takes the match to a deciding final game.
