Thomas Cup

India's 3-0 win over Indonesia required Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag and Kidambi Srikanth to pull off the impossible.

In the end, a Rankireddy winner made it 23-21 and the match went into a decider. The score read 19-19 when Christie hit a drop shot winner to make it 20-19. Satwik-Chirag then gained two match points and converted the second one to complete a remarkable come-from-behind victory. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have done incredibly well as a pair in the tournament, but this match was as tough as it gets. Lakshya was leading 8-5 in the second game when both players were involved in a thrilling rally. Lakshya Sen lost the opening game 21-8 against Anthony Sinisuka Ginting but this was merely an aberration rather than a sign of things to come.

India scripted a historic 3-0 win over Indonesia in the Thomas Cup final in Bangkok on Sunday, with Kidambhi Srikanth completing the whitewash.

And, the doubles combination of Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty is the strong point now. “I must say it is a complete team performance. Even when there were some negative vibes when we didn’t try a particular doubles combination, captain Srikanth suggested that I convene a meeting and ensure that the team spirit is on a high and that no one member should be low for want of anything,” he explained. Once we beat them, we had an eye on the championship because it was a very strong team,” he said. And it was possible because of so many things like regular team meetings, dress code, going together for dinner and breakfast. Believe in all the training you have undergone.

Union sports ministry announced a cash award of ₹1 crore to the Indian men's badminton team for winning the Thomas Cup title for the first time.

The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. The Indian badminton team has scripted history!

India dished out a performance for the ages with World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and world number 8 doubles duo of Chirag Shetty ...

Bounced back from tough situations on numerous occasions to win Gold. Kudos to all the players and coaches. An incredible achievement by an incredible Team India to win the#ThomasCupfor the first time ever!! — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)May 15, 2022 — BWF (@bwfmedia)May 15, 2022 Filled with so much pride at what India have gone and achieved by winning the Thomas Cup 2022 for the first time in our history. We need to talk about this for some time, because triumphs like this will inspire Indian sport. We need to talk about this for some time, because triumphs like this will inspire Indian sport. Indian footballer Sandesh Jhingan said, “Filled with so much pride at what India have gone and achieved by winning the Thomas Cup 2022 for the first time in our history. — DK (@DineshKarthik)May 15, 2022 To beat the most successful team ever is an achievement in itself. The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours.

World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and doubles players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy delivered when it mattered the most as ...

Srikanth managed to save one but Christie again moved to game point with a quick reflex. But Chirag produced a cross court smash to close the contest and let out a roar as India were up 2-0. The second game was no different but Srikanth managed a three-point advantage at the interval. Another exciting rally ended with a jump smash as Srikanth was two points away from a win. In the third game, India tried to lift high and use the court. Ginting managed to establish a 11-7 lead at the break with Sen going to net. Sen slowly pulled away with a flurry of points to move to 18-14. The Indian showed great temperament as he slowly scripted a comeback, cutting the lead to 6-8. At the break, Ginting was 11-7 up and it was a one-way traffic there after as the Indonesian easily walked away with the first game. After the change of sides, Lakshya played better and led 7-4 before entering the break with four-point advantage. In the second singles, Srikanth outclassed Asian games gold medallist Jonatan Christie 21-15 23-21 in 48 minutes to seal the historic victory. An incredible week culminated in a fitting manner for Indian badminton as the country had never reached the summit clash of the world's most prestigious team event before.

Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth racked up wins against the 14-time world champions.

But a team gold medal in badminton signifies the true strength and depth of the sport in India. India were the winners of badminton's world team championship - the best men's team in the world. The soft touch at the net and the tough kills from the forecourt almost symbolising the ebb and flow of his own career. The 20-year-old won 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 and gave us one of the defining images of the final. In their first-ever final, they were up against the most successful team in the tournament's history. In three-and-a-half magical hours in Bangkok on Sunday, India won their first-ever Thomas Cup, blanking Indonesia 3-0 in the final.

The five-round match saw an early finish with world championship bronze medalist Lakshya Sen kicking off the show with a 8-21 21-17 21-16 win over world ...

The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. “The Indian badminton team has scripted history! Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the performance of the Indian men's badminton team, who scripted history after defeating Indonesia 3-0 in the finals of the Thomas Cup in Bangkok on Sunday.

They beat the defending champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final in Bangkok. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup!” “In the closing stages I was really nervous and trying to calm myself with deep breaths.” The Indian team, competing in their debut final of the men’s team championship, sealed the title when world number 11 Kidambi Srikanth defeated Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21.

India's men's badminton team pulled off a major upset by crushing 14-times champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final on Sunday to win their maiden Thomas Cup ...

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Excerpts from the chat with coach Vimal Kumar, and players HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth and Chirag Shetty.

VK: If you look at Indonesia, they are the best nation [in the history of the tournament]. We told them that the 'pressure is all on Indonesia, just take it as any other team and enjoy. We are in the right place [to celebrate]! The advantage we had was the singles players were consistent against the top Indonesian players. They are really pumped, very excited to play this event and we came here thinking that we will do whatever it takes to win this medal. HS Prannoy: The way everyone bonded this week, I think we should give credit to all the players out there and we made a conscious effort to do this. We've always had good players but the priority was always on individual tournaments, but I was very keen that when we get together they can definitely achieve [something special]. When it really mattered, [everyone] delivered for us. That showed, the young boy, when it matters he can really play well. KS: I know that I've played more number of team events than anybody else in the team but I didn't really have to give any big speeches. Today, people said 'India won the Thomas Cup.' It wasn't 'Srikanth won Thomas Cup or Prannoy won Thomas Cup'. That in itself is such a precious feeling and I don't think that many will have the privilege to experience it. The rest of the guys are very young, below 23. So I would rate this as the biggest ever for Indian badminton. Vimal Kumar: I would rate this as the biggest ever.

Lakshya Sen came from a game down to beat Anthony Ginting, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty did the same to beat Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya ...

Lakshya pulled off a sensational turnaround in the opening match of the final to set the momentum. The third game was also a closely fought contest but Satwik-Chirag pulled it off to make it 2-0 for India in the final. If it does not, please click here.)

India won its maiden Thomas Cup title on Sunday, beating Indonesia 3-0 in the final in Bangkok.

The final game was a close affair as both pairs failed to take a lead of more than three points at any stage. With the chance to kill the tie in the second singles itself, Srikanth started the tie against Asian championships runner-up Christie positively to take an 8-2 lead. Ahsan and Sukamuljo, like the first one, got on a roll to turn the second game on its head earning three match point chances at 20-17. The Indian pair dominated the early stages of the second game and lead 11-6 at one point. Indian Open champions Satwik and Chirag closed the gap down to 18-19 only to see their opponents take the next two points to win the first game 21-18. Ginting, who had looked tired in the second game and made lots of reckless errors, steadied himself at the start of the decider.

Coach Vimal Kumar reveals how the boy from hills evolved into into a steely, thinking shuttler.

The academy graduated the seniors and brought in a new crop in 2010; Vimal was initially more impressed with Chirag, Lakshya’s elder brother. Having lived in England for 10 years, while Padukone trained in Denmark for six, the duo was well placed to steep Sen into the European brew. He couldn’t go to Tokyo but we snapped him up, and his commitment in every session is incredible.” The arrival of the Korean coach was a soothe for his overworked back. “We thought we are running him close, but he always skipped to win in the end because defense kept him in play,” Vimal says, adding that Frost worked with Sen a few years ago on on-court thinking. “Why we preferred him was because he has worked with the bunch of Chinese juniors now graduating to seniors and their top doubles teams. We didn’t want to curb the new thinking,” Vimal says. Against Lee Jii Zia in the semis at Birmingham, it was that one extra net dribble that most frustrated the Malaysian. “It’s the counter-dribble actually I’m most proud of,” Vimal says. You need to become the best player, so that they come and say we want you to play in the team,” Sen’s mentor had said after the All-England. “Lakshya was obsessed with the smash and the jumps watching (Lee) Chong Wei and Taufik (Hidayat) videos. Yet another feature of Vimal’s coaching which helped the quiet boy from the hills open up to him was when he gave him a free pass to challenge his authority. “In Asian badminton, we try to control the players too much.

BANGKOK, Thailand: India have won the Thomas Cup for the first time after a historic 3-0 win over Indonesia.

We kept in the game, taking one point at a time. It was close in the decider but they powered their way through for a strong finish. "I'm so happy to have won the first point.

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Now, we will plan something great to celebrate this awesome victory,” added Srikanth, who even received a phone call from their proud Prime Minister. He beat Anthony Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-19 for his first win in this Finals. “It’s a big win for us, we were really committed in the tournament, we pushed each other, backed each other and believed in one another.

Indian Men's badminton team on Sunday won their maiden Thomas cup title, defeating fourteen time champions Indonesia with a commanding 3-0 score.

The players and support staff were seen chanting 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' as they etched their names into history books. Videos of the moments of victory for the India camp emerged as the historic win blew off netizens. had struggled to reach even the last-four stage since 1979.

India reached the last four to guarantee a first Thomas Cup medal, but then went on to defeat Denmark and Indonesia to create history.

I can also say that the next couple of years, we have another good group of players coming. Of course, we coaches used to talk to them, but after that, (Srikanth and Prannoy) would sit down and talk (to the team). Motivate each other. But the way he played the first game, I was very disappointed, and I felt that he would lose because it was quite bad, 21-8. When the players firmly believe that we can do something of this sort, then it just clicks. But as a team, what we have done – we could never deliver when it really mattered as a team [in the past]. This was an Indian team seeded fifth in the competition, an Indian team that had never won a medal at the tournament in it’s current format, an Indian team that Vimal deemed had an ‘outside’ chance before the tournament. When you call a nation a top badminton-playing nation, it’s when the singles players, doubles players, they all perform together to win team championships. We had to field him so we could find that balance in the team. The feeling had just started to sink in. On Sunday evening, the feeling was yet to sink in. Later on, coach Vimal Kumar was often found searching for the right words, as he described his emotions when he could finally gather his thoughts. Shortly before Srikanth’s win, the doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty saved match points to beat Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 18-21, 23-21, 21-19.

Whether it is Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy or Lakshya Sen, they have all proved their mettle on the world badminton circuit. Their rise has been noticed. The ...

It will give a lot of pride to Indian badminton. Being in top 16 we were happy but this team has shown a lot of strength," he said. it will give confidence to Indian badminton fraternity," he added. In badminton, the assuring presence of Satwiksairaj and Chirag means that the rivals won't get a free point. Former national coach Pullela Gopichand, who has played a key role in the rise of Indian badminton, says the team is now dreaming big and the performance "showed the character of the team." Boe was, in fact, one of the reasons behind Satwik and Chirag's stellar performance this week at Bangkok, as he has been a part of the 2016 Thomas Cup winning Denmark team and has been a world number one himself.

India won their first-ever Thomas Cup trophy by beating Indonesia on Sunday.

World number one Viktor Axelsen gave Denmark a 1-0 lead with a comfortable 21-13, 21-13 win over Lakshya Sen. However, India were quick to turn things around. Srikanth put India 2-1 ahead with a 21-11, 21-17 victory over NG Tze Yong. But Satwiksairaj and Chirag helped India level the score with a win over Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin by 21-19, 21-15. Lakshya Sen lost to world no 4 Chou Tien Chen 21-19, 13-21, 21-17 in the first match. Srikanth won the first match by fighting back from a game down to beat Brian Yang 20-22, 21-11, 21-15. India were placed in Group C which also included Chinese Taipei, Germany and Canada. India entered the tournament with a strong squad that comprises World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen, World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy and Priyanshu Rajawat as singles players.