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 1:27 PM IST
India 0-1 Canada! Up Next: Satwik-Chirag (IND) Vs Lai/Lee (CAN)
This will be the first meeting between the two pairs.
- 24 April 2026 1:24 PM IST
Lai outclasses Sen with his top-class tricky, deceptive play to give Canada the lead in the tie
Game-3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 10-21 Victor Lai (CAN)
Lakshya was outclassed in the final game, as Victor showed some great deceptive play and the Indian looked way too tired, unable to make quick runs for the retrievals.
- 24 April 2026 1:20 PM IST
Lai is just three points away from the win
Game-3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 9-18 Victor Lai (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:18 PM IST
A good low retrieval from Lai as he extends his lead to 9 points
Game-3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 6-15 Victor Lai (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:14 PM IST
A cross-court half smash from Lai gives him a good lead at the interchange
Game-3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 5-11 Victor Lai (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:12 PM IST
A great defensive block shot from Lai; Takes a massive lead
Game-3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 3-9 Victor Lai (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:09 PM IST
A poor start from Lakshya in decider; made plenty of unforced errors to concede a lead
Game-3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 1-4 Victor Lai (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:04 PM IST
A brilliant couple of shots from Lai forces the match to go into a decider
Game-2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 19-21 Victor Lai (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 1:01 PM IST
A good net play from Sen reduces the deficit back to just 1 point
Game-2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 18-19 Victor Lai (CAN)
- 24 April 2026 12:57 PM IST
Once again a close finish to the game as just one point separates the two players
Game-2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 16-17 Victor Lai (CAN)
