{"id":10696,"date":"2026-04-30T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/thomas-cup-thomas-cup-india-lose-to-china-but-reach-quarters-badminton-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:36:13","slug":"thomas-cup-thomas-cup-india-lose-to-china-but-reach-quarters-badminton-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/thomas-cup-thomas-cup-india-lose-to-china-but-reach-quarters-badminton-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Cup: Thomas Cup: India lose to China but reach quarters | Badminton News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130622702,imgsize-40318,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/hs-prannoy-3004-sds.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Cup: India lose to China but reach quarters\" title=\"HS Prannoy (Image credit: BAI) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"HS Prannoy (Image credit: BAI) \">HS Prannoy (Image credit: BAI) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Losing two close matches cost India the top spot in Group A as they lost 2-3 to China in the Thomas Cup in Horsens, Denmark on Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Despite the defeat in their final round-robin clash and finishing second in the group, India qualified for the quarterfinals. <!-- -->The quarterfinals draw will be made after the last group match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>While <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hs-prannoy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">HS Prannoy<\/a> and Ayush Shetty won, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost from a winning position and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lakshya-sen\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Lakshya Sen<\/a> suffered a three-game loss.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The second doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun failed to trouble the Chinese and lost to He Ji Ting and Ren Xian Yu 17-21, 13-21.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Lakshya recovered after losing the first but slumped again in the third to lose 19-21, 21-8, 12-21 to Li Shi Feng. <!-- -->Lakshya said that his opponent controlled the net in the third game. Satwik-Chirag were up 18-12 in the decider before they lost to Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang 13-21, 21-13, 24-26.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>With India trailing 0-2, Ayush rallied to defeat Weng Hong Yang 17-21, 21-13, 21-15. \u201cEnjoyed winning a point for the team. Our goal was to win the contest but, we lost two close games,\u201d said Shetty. Prannoy looked sharp in his 20-22, 21-19, 21-11 victory against Lu Guang Zu.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Lakshya and Ayush\u2019s coach-cum-mentor U Vimal Kumar believes India can go all the way. \u201cThis is a great opportunity to reset. If our three singles players click together, and Satwik-Chirag deliver, we have every chance,\u201d said Vimal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Result<\/span>: India lost to China 2-3 (Lakshya Sen lost to Li Shi Feng 19-21, 21-8, 12-21; Satwik\/ Chirag lost to Liang Wei Kang\/Wang Chang 1321, 21-13, 24-26; Ayush Shetty bt Weng Hong Yang 17-21, 21-13, 21-15; H Amsakarunan\/MR Arjun lost to Ji Ting\/Xiang Yu 17-21, 13-21; HS Prannoy bt Lu Guang Zu 20-22, 21-19, 21-11).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/thomas-cup-india-lose-to-china-but-reach-quarters\/articleshow\/130622648.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HS Prannoy (Image credit: BAI) Losing two close matches cost India the top spot in Group A as they lost 2-3 to China in the Thomas Cup in Horsens, Denmark on Wednesday.Despite the defeat in their final round-robin clash and finishing second in the group, India qualified for the quarterfinals. 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