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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 7:29 AM GMT
With Lakshya, the netplay is always so exquisite!
Lakshya and Chou stay close to the net and engage in some quality netplay here.
Lakshya leads 16-15 as Chou breathes right on his neck.
- 11 May 2022 7:26 AM GMT
Chou Tien Chen attacks back as Lakshya makes a couple of errors now
Chou Tien Chen is going for good angles as Lakshya is forced into errors here.
Lakshya leads at 14-13 here.
- 11 May 2022 7:20 AM GMT
Lakshya Sen is impressing and how!
Lakshya Sen looks confident here as he heads into the mid-game break with an 11-6 lead!
- 11 May 2022 7:18 AM GMT
Lakshya smashes with power and keeps the lead at 9-6
Some impressive play from both players but Lakshya has good momentum here!
- 11 May 2022 7:15 AM GMT
Chou Tien Chen attacks back now!
Chou uses his pace now to match Lakshya's shots as Lakshya still manages to keep the lead at 6-5. Quite an intense start!
- 11 May 2022 7:13 AM GMT
Beautiful cross-court smashes from Lakshya as he attacks from the get-go!
Lakshya Sen means business here and is keeping the rallies quick and short with good putaways. He leads 4-1 against Chou!
- 11 May 2022 7:10 AM GMT
And we are all set, get ready!
Lakshya Sen will be the one to open proceedings for India at the Thomas Cup final group stage encounter against Chinese Taipei and he is against World No. 4 Chou Tien Chen.
Can Lakshya find his All England spark today? He must!
- 11 May 2022 6:35 AM GMT
Next up - Thomas Cup matches featuring India and Chinese Taipei!
The much-awaited tie of the day will feature the Indian men's team led by Srikanth and Lakshya Sen as they take on a formidable Chinese Taipei side.
This will be a tricky one and it'll be dramatic if India manages to get a victory here. Here's the order of play:
- 11 May 2022 6:11 AM GMT
Sindhu & Co. will have to brace themselves in the quarters
Despite this loss, India stays on course to play in the quarters of the Uber Cup!
- 11 May 2022 6:02 AM GMT
Ashmita Chaliha loses in straight games but she puts up a good fight!
Ashmita Chaliha put up a solid fight but she loses the match in a 40-minute fight, 21-18, 21-17.
With this, India loses the tie wholly to Korea 5-0.
