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Thomas & Uber Cup Quarterfinals LIVE: Indian men's team defeat Malaysia to enter semi-finals, confirms bronze - Updates, Scores, Blog, Results
HS Prannoy led the Indian men's team to the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup by defeating Malaysia while it was the end of the road for PV Sindhu & Co. in the Uber Cup. All details here.
A jubilant Indian men's team at the Thomas Cup (Source: Twitter/Sports18/Badminton Photo)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the quarterfinals of the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2022 being held at the Impact Arena, Thailand.
It was curtain call for the Indian women's team led by PV Sindhu as they lost 0-3 to Thailand earlier today and exited the Uber Cup.
In the men's half, the Indian men's team created history with HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, and Satwik-Chirag leading the team to their first semi-final in 43 years and confirmed the first medal for India at the Thomas Cup!
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Live Updates
- 12 May 2022 7:19 AM GMT
PV Sindhu attacks from the get-go and takes the lead at 11-6!
Sindhu is finding good corners here as Intanon makes errors early into this match. Good lead for Sindhu here who hasn't defeated Intanon since 2018 at the World Tour Finals.
- 12 May 2022 7:15 AM GMT
Quite the intense start to the match here as Sindhu gets the momentum!
It is 3 all on the board as Sindhu plays cover-up and Intanon's returns fall out.
- 12 May 2022 7:09 AM GMT
PV Sindhu will look to bounce back today and give India the winning momentum here.
- 12 May 2022 7:04 AM GMT
Before we head in, here's what the draw looks like for Uber Cup!
Here's a look at the draw for Uber Cup - quite a few tough hurdles for India today against Thailand.
- 12 May 2022 7:00 AM GMT
First up, we will have PV Sindhu take on Ratchanok Intanon!
PV Sindhu will be taking on veteran Ratchanok Intanon and it's set to be fireworks.
Intanon has the edge over Sindhu and has won on 7 occasions so far.
- 12 May 2022 6:41 AM GMT
We are ready to roll with a packed day ahead of badminton action!
Welcome to the knockouts as the Indian women's team led by double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will be the first to take charge of proceedings here.
They are slated to go up against a formidable Thailand side with the likes of veteran Ratchanok Intanon and the up and coming Pornpawee Chochuwong to boast of.
The women's team did not win a single match in their final group stage tie against Korea yesterday - it will be tough but let's hope for the best!
