Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
HS Prannoy win India’s solitary match against Indonesia in their Group C clash in the 2024 Thomas Cup.
The Indian men’s badminton team on Wednesday finished second in Group C of the 2024 Thomas Cup after losing 4-1 to Indonesia in Chengdu, China.
In a rematch of the 2022 Thomas Cup final, defending champions India lost the top of the table tie clash after Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Lakshya Sen, Sai Pratheek-Dhruv Kapila and Kidambi Srikanth lost their respective matches.
India took a 1-0 lead in the tie after HS Prannoy completed a comeback win over Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the first singles match of the day. Prannoy started the match poorly and trailed 8-1 in the first game. Ginting made full use of the lead as he closed out the first game 21-13.
The Indian started slowly in the second game but went into the mid-game break with an 11-9 lead. Ginting made a lot of errors while trying to shorten the rallies as Prannoy took the match into a decider by winning the second game 21-12.
There was drama in the third game as Ginting appeared to double hit the shuttle cock which the chair umpire did not notice. Prannoy protested which led to the service judge asking the chair umpire to award the point to the Indian.
Prannoy took a 11-9 lead at the break and...
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