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 2:30 PM GMT
Antonsen 19-12 Kidambi
Antonsen has got the momentum to bag this game. Srikanth remains frustrated with occasional errors
- 13 May 2022 2:28 PM GMT
A backhand stroke by Kidambi hits the net. Antonsen maintains the big margin of lead.
- 13 May 2022 2:25 PM GMT
Antonsen 14-9 Kidambi
Kidambi, though not finding the solution in the court. He is blasting off occasional smashes, keeping the points ticking for him.
- 13 May 2022 2:23 PM GMT
A gentle flick by Kidambi was not enough to keep the shot inside the court. Antonsen wins another point.
- 13 May 2022 2:23 PM GMT
Antonsen 12-8 Kidambi
Beautiful control there by Srikanth. He drives Antonsen to play forehand and backhand and finally gets the better of the Danish.
- 13 May 2022 2:20 PM GMT
At the mid-game break, Antonsen leads by 11-6.
Kidambi loses his patience and hits it on the net while driving a smash. Antonsen has a five-point cushion at the interval.
- 13 May 2022 2:18 PM GMT
Kidambi holds on to his nerve and waits for Antonsen to hit it long. Kidambi 6-9 Antonsen.
- 13 May 2022 2:16 PM GMT
Antonsen 8-3 Kidambi
A half-hearted attempt by Kidambi. Suddenly we see a lot of errors from the Indian. Antonsen gets a five-point lead.
- 13 May 2022 2:13 PM GMT
Antonsen 4-3 Kidambi
Antonsen hits it wide trying to find the corner angle from a lifted shot.
