Lakshya Sen continued his domination of Asian Games gold medalist Li Shi Feng and the rest of the Indian squad pushed overwhelming favourites and hosts China in all the matches but that was they could do without a win.
Indian women,put up a fighting display but that was not enough as they went down 0-3 to former champion Japan in the quarter-finals and crashed out of the Uber cup in Chengdu, China on Thursday .
Putting up yet another awesome display Indian women’s badminton team routed Singapore 4-1 to virtually assure themselves a place in the quarterfinals of the Uber Cup in Chengdu, China on Sunday.
India’s Thomas Cup 2024 campaign didn’t start off well as HS Prannoy, country's best-ranked men’s singles player at world No. 9, lost 22-20, 21-14 to reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, currently ranked eighth.
The world no 53 upset Canada’s Michelle Li, ranked 28 places above her, 26-24, 24-22 in a 42-minute clash that saw the Indian save a total of six game points across the two games.
Kidambi Srikanth talked about the great feeling among the players about being recognized by the Prime Minister in such a proud way.
In the second clash, the women's doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Treesa Jolly thrashed Francesca Corbett and Allison Lee 21-19, 21-10 in the encounter that lasted 34 minutes.
