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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:
Live Updates
- 24 April 2026 4:40 PM IST
Up Next: - Indian Women Vs Denmark Women
Here is the lineup for the tie.
- WS1: PV Sindhu (IND) Vs Line Christophersen (DEN)
- WS2: Unnati Hooda (IND) Vs Line Kjaersfeldt (DEN)
- WD1: Priya Konjengbam / Shruti Mishra (IND) Vs Amalie Kudsk/ Mette Werge (DEN)
- WS3: Tanvi Sharma (IND) vs Amalie Schulz (DEN)
- WD2: PV Sindhu/ Tanisha Crasto Vs Alexandra Boje / Christine Busch (DEN)
- 24 April 2026 4:17 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth wins! India wins the tie 4-1
Despite a losing start in the tie in the first singles match for Lakshya Sen, India bounced back strongly and won the next four matches without much of a trouble and won the tie.
Results:
- MS1: Lakshya Sen (IND) lost 21-18, 19-21, 10-21 to Victor Lai (CAN)
- MD1: Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (IND) bt. 2-10, 21-11 Jonathan Lai/ Keven Lee (CAN)
- MS2: Ayush Shetty (IND) bt. 21-13, 21-17 Brian Yang (CAN)
- MD2: Hariharan Amsakarunan / MR Arjun (IND) bt. 21-17, 21-15 Ty Lindeman / Nyl Yakura (CAN)
- MS3: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) bt. 21-17, 21-12 Joshua Nguyen (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 3:38 PM IST
India 3-1 Canada!
Up Next: - Men's Singles 3 - Kidambi Srikanth (IND) Vs Joshua Nguyen (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 3:15 PM IST
India won the tie as the second doubles pair also registered a straight-game win
Final Score: Hariharan Amskarunan/ MR Arjun 21-7, 21-15 Ty Lindeman/ Nyl Yakura.
It was an easy outing for the rising Indian doubles pair against the inexperienced pair, who were playing their first match together as a pair.
- 24 April 2026 2:55 PM IST
India 2-1 Canada! Up Next: - Hariharan/Arjun (IND) Vs Lindeman/Yakura (CAN)
This is the first metting beteen the two pairs
- 24 April 2026 2:53 PM IST
Ayush finishes the match with a powerful smash, giving India a lead in the tie
Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 21-17 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:51 PM IST
Three back-to-back unforced errors from Brian; Ayush now just 2 points away from win
Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 19-16 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:50 PM IST
Ayush ends a growing point streak of Brian with a powerful cross-court smash
Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 16-16 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:47 PM IST
Ayush brings back his aggressive shots and takes back the lead
Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 15-13 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:45 PM IST
Brian wins five straight points to take the lead post mid-game interval
Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 11-13 Brian Yang (CAN)
