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Thomas & Uber Cup Finals LIVE, Day 4: India men, women lose their last league stage match – Scores, Updates, Blog
Tough challenges await India in their final group stage matches at the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2022 as they get ready to take on Korea and Chinese Taipei. Follow LIVE.
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from Day 4 of the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2022 being held at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.
Both the Indian men's and women's badminton teams have secured their places in the quarter-finals after notching some fantastic tie wins in their group stage matches.
Today marks the final day of their group stage encounters and both teams will look to continue their unbeaten streak. First, the women led by PV Sindhu took on Korea but failed to register a single win and lost the tie 0-5.
Next, Lakshya Sen will lead the men's side against Chinese Taipei, which promises to be another challenging encounter.
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Live Updates
- 11 May 2022 8:04 AM GMT
Beautiful netplay from Lakshya as we begin the decider!
Lakshya is a thing of beauty at the net and it is amazing how he changes the direction of the shots.
In the decider, it is Chou in the lead at 1-4. Come on, Lakshya!
- 11 May 2022 8:00 AM GMT
Lakshya forces this match into a decider, let's go!
Lakshya Sen produces some cheeky winners here and he is very much in this match as this gets forced into a decider! Bring out the popcorn!!
Lakshya wins Game 2 in 13-21!
- 11 May 2022 7:53 AM GMT
There is no denying Lakshya now as he whips his smashes and returns!
Lakshya takes the lead at 15-9 and is looking sharp with his shot placements!
- 11 May 2022 7:48 AM GMT
Lakshya Sen has a decent lead as he heads into the Game 2 mid-game break again
Lakshya commands a massive 11-4 lead in the mid-game interval. He has to keep this form up and not let Chou close in, at all.
- 11 May 2022 7:44 AM GMT
Lakshya leads 7-3
Lakshya gets a few points on the trot now and the momentum is ever-so-slightly shifting!
- 11 May 2022 7:43 AM GMT
Chou uses deception here as Lakshya slips again..he has the lead
Lakshya leads at 3-4 but Chou builds pressure with his angles in Game 2
- 11 May 2022 7:38 AM GMT
Perhaps that one miss just cost Lakshya Sen the first set
Lakshya Sen was near-flawless in the opening game but a few bad points here and there as Chou Tien Chen amps up his power to take the first game, 21-19.
This will hurt. Come on, Lakshya!
- 11 May 2022 7:37 AM GMT
Bad, bad miss by Lakshya Sen after a great rally...
Both players fall on the court - in disappointment and mixed relief after a great rally.
Lakshya Sen needs to save game point now.
- 11 May 2022 7:34 AM GMT
Mad, mad save by Lakshya Sen here as he pulls off another Spiderman-like trick!
Lakshya retrieves a crazy low-shot and dives for it and scrambles back on his feet to return a winner smash!!.
- 11 May 2022 7:32 AM GMT
Spot of worry now for Lakshya Sen as Chou gets 3 points on the trot
Lakshya makes a few errors here and Chou takes full advantage of it as Lakshya's returns fall out
