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Lakshya Sen to Srikanth Kidambi, meet Indian squad that won Thomas Cup 2022 final for first time
The Indian men's team won the final of the Thomas Cup 2022, a look at the squad that registered their names in history.
Karen Noronha | May 14, 2022, 03:52 PM IST
1.Lakshya Sen
World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen in the quarter-final had faced Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the quarter-finals and had lost his game 21-23 and 9-21.
In the semi-final, he faced World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. The young Indian lad gave a tough fight but lost 13-21, 13-21.
However, in the final, he defeated Anthony Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 to give India a 1-0 lead.
(Photo: Lakshya Sen Twitter)
2.Kidambi Srikanth
World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth had faced Ng Tze Yong of Malaysia in the quarter-finals and had won the clash 21-11, 21, 17.
For the semi-finals, he faced Anders Antonsen of Germany and helped India draw 1-1 after winning 21-18, 12-21 and 21-15.
Kidambi Srikanth had sealed the deal for India as he beat Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21 in the second singles. This game was enough for India to win their maiden trophy in the history of the competition.
(Photo: Twitter)
3.HS Prannoy
Swiss Open finalist HS Prannoy has played the deciding game on two occasions. In the quater-finals, he had defeated Mayalsia's Leong Jun Hao 21-13, 21-8.
During the semis against Denmark, he faced Rasmus Gemke when both countires were tied at 2-2. He went on to win the game 13-21, 21-9, 21-12.
(Photo: HS Prannoy Twitter)
4.Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
Top-ranked Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have proved time and again why they are the best. The boys in the quarter-finals against Malaysia faced Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin and won 21-19, 21-15.
In the semi-finals, they faced a tough game against Denmark's Kim Astrup and Mathias Christiansen. They won the first game 21-18 but lost the second 21-23. However, the third game was the decider in which the pair won 22-20.
In the doubles match, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered a come-from-behind to win 18-21, 23-21, 21-19 against Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
(Photo: Twitter)
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5.MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila, Krishna Prasad-Vishnuvardhan Goud and Priyanshu Rajawat
Priyanshu Rajawat and the duos Arjun-Kapila and Krishna-Vishnuvardhan had made it to the team after coming on top at the Badminton Association of India (BAI) National selection trials held in New Delhi between April 15 and 20.
The shuttlers have also played some games in between helping India progress to the final.
(Photo: Lakshya Sen Twitter)
