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:
Live Updates
- 24 April 2026 2:42 PM IST
Brian's overhead drive shots goes outwide as Ayush takes a slight lead in second game
Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 11-8 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:39 PM IST
An easy kill from Ayush to maintain his slight lead in the second game
Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 7-5 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:32 PM IST
Brian creates plenty of errors, making it easy for Ayush to win the first game
Game-1: Ayush Shetty (IND) 21-13 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:28 PM IST
Ayush is keeping things simple, forcing Brian to make errors
Game-1: Ayush Shetty (IND) 17-10 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:22 PM IST
A great start to the match for Ayush; gains a good lead at mid-game
Game-1: Ayush Shetty (IND) 11-5 Brian Yang (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 2:11 PM IST
India 1-1 Canada| Up Next: Ayush Shetty (IND) Vs Brian Yang (CAN)
This will be the 5th meeting between the two players, where Ayush is leading the head-to-head record by 3-1.
But in their last meeting, Brian beat Ayush in a straight-game affair last month at the Swiss Open.
- 24 April 2026 2:03 PM IST
Satwik-Chirag levels the tie score with a comfortable straight-game win
Game-2: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 21-11 Lai/Lee (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:47 PM IST
Indian pair close out the first game comfortably in just 12 minutes
Game-1: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 21-10 Lai/Lee (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:40 PM IST
Canadian pair has no answers to Satwik-Chirag's quality play
Game-1: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 11-4 Lai/Lee (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:37 PM IST
Indian pair races away to a big lead from the start
Game-1: Satwik-Chirag (IND) 6-2 Lai/Lee (CAN)
