Badminton
Thomas & Uber Cup 2026: Indian women lose to Denmark; men's team wins in opener — Highlights
Catch all the highlights from day 1 of the 2026 Thomas and Uber Cup.
Indian women's team begin their campiagn at 2026 Uber Cup against hosts Denmark. (File Photo)
Indian badminton teams began their campaign at the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup in Horsens, Denmark, on Friday.
The Indian men's team, led by Lakshya Sen and Satwik-Chirag, started the day with a 4-1 win over a tricky Canadian team in the first group encounter.
Later, the Indian women's team, led by PV Sindhu, fell short 2-3 to hosts Denmark in a potential virtual knockout encounter for the one quarterfinal spot.
As it happened:
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- 24 April 2026 7:17 PM IST
Danish pair took the first game and, using an aggressive net play, made a remarkable comeback
Game-1: Shruti-Priya (IND) 17-21 Kudsk-Werge (DEN)
- 24 April 2026 6:42 PM IST
Line finally converts the match on third match point opprtunity to level the tie score
Game-2: Unnati Hooda 23-25 Line Kjaersfeldt
Unnati could not retrieve Line's drop shot and hence after an intense second game, lost the match in the straight games.
- 24 April 2026 6:39 PM IST
The intense battle continues as after missing two match points, Line saves a game point to keep the score level
Game-2: Unnati Hooda 23-23 Line Kjaersfeldt
- 24 April 2026 6:36 PM IST
Unnati saves the match point as her cross-court drop shot finds the sideline
Game-2: Unnati Hooda 21-21 Line Kjaersfeldt
- 24 April 2026 6:34 PM IST
Unnati finds the net on game points; forces a deuce
Game-2: Unnati Hooda 20-20 Line Kjaersfeldt
- 24 April 2026 6:30 PM IST
Unnati is just three points away from taking the match to decider
Game-2: Unnati Hooda 18-15 Line Kjaersfeldt
- 24 April 2026 6:27 PM IST
Unnati's return goes behind the back line; Line closes the deficit to just 3
Game-2: Unnati Hooda 15-12 Line Kjaersfeldt
- 24 April 2026 6:19 PM IST
Unnati starts the second game strongly, leading big at mid-game interval
Game-2: Unnati Hooda 11-5 Line Kjaersfeldt
- 24 April 2026 6:10 PM IST
Unnati couldn't find any answers to Line's aggressive play, and conceded the first game
Game-1: Unnati Hooda 12-21 Line Kjaersfeldt
