Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
Both the Indian teams scored identical 4-1 wins in their respective campaign openers.
The Indian men’s badminton team got their title defence off to a positive start with a comfortable 4-1 win over Thailand in the Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 on Saturday, in Chengdu, China. The Indian women’s team meanwhile, came up with a 4-1 win as well, beating Canada in their opening match of the tournament.
The tie however, did not start well for the Indian men as the India No 1 HS Prannoy lost 20-22, 14-21 to reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn. However, the Indian team was buoyed by a greater depth in squad compared to the Thai squad.
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But the defending champions did have to work hard to get back into the tie. World No 1 men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were stretched in the second match of the tie, but eventually managed to earn a 21-19, 19-21, 21-12 win over Peeratchai Sukphun and Pakkapon Teeraratsakul to make it 1-1 in the tie.
Lakshya Sen then beat Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul 21-12, 19-21, 21-16 to make it 2-1 for India before MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila sealed the tie with a 21-19, 21-15 win over Tanadon Punpanich and Wachirawit Sothon in the...
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