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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 12:32 PM GMT
We are tied at 16 ALL!!
Lakshya Sen nullifies the 3-point lead as Lakshya ties at 16 ALL here! Brilliant stuff as Zii Jia commits errors galore suddenly. His shots fall wide.
- 12 May 2022 12:28 PM GMT
Lee Zii Jia clearly seeks revenge here and is pushing Lakshya Sen!
Lee Zii Jia takes a 3-point lead at 15-12 here as Lakshya is put on the pressure spot by the Malaysian.
- 12 May 2022 12:23 PM GMT
Lakshya Sen breathes closely behind Zii Jia here!
Zii Jia mixes his shots and Sen retrieves well but the level of the rallies are already stunning.
Zii Jia puts away a smash to take the lead in the mid-game break. Just one point separating the two again. Come on, Sen, you got this!
- 12 May 2022 12:20 PM GMT
Crazy rallies are already taking place with Lakshya Sen behind by a narrow 2 points here!
Zii Jia takes Sen from one corner to the other and teases with the net shots!
- 12 May 2022 12:14 PM GMT
Tight net-shots here from Lakshya Sen and of course, he delivers!
Both Lee Zii Jia and Lakshya Sen play an aggressive brand of badminton. The fireworks are just getting started, folks!
Zii Jia leads 5-3 in Game 1.
- 12 May 2022 12:11 PM GMT
Quick fist pump as Lakshya returns with a cross-court smash on an open court!
Lakshya snatches service at the first opportunity and Lakshya gets the first point on the board!
- 12 May 2022 12:06 PM GMT
Here's the complete line-up of matches!
While India longs to end a 43-year wait for a semi-final place at the Thomas Cup, the Malaysians haven't lifted the trophy since 1992. The Malaysian side has won the Thomas Cup 5 times otherwise.
Quite a lot of history to make here!
- 12 May 2022 12:04 PM GMT
Heartbeats racing? Ours too!
Get ready because we are about to start in just a few minutes - the Indian team is all pumped up! Here we go - it is Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia coming up first!
- 12 May 2022 11:53 AM GMT
Here's a quick flashback before a similar thing plays out - Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia!
It was all fireworks when Lakshya Sen and Lee Zii Jia met at the semi-finals of the All England Open and we do remember how that went!
Sen defeated the reigning All England Champion from Malaysia and made his place in the finals - a similar repeat is required today as Lakshya gets ready to open charge.
Sen could not defeat Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei yesterday but he knows he must step up for India today. Let's go!
