Thomas Cup

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.

Badminton News: May 15, 2022. Remember the date. It was a super Sunday like none other as the Indian men's badminton team kept their date with history.

With this title win, I'm sure Thomas Cup will get the recognition it deserves," stated Padukone. He added, "Their victories against Malaysia, Denmark and Indonesia helped to lessen the burden on our singles players. The Thomas Cup

NEW DELHI: India's historic first Thomas Cup crown was splashed across front pages Monday (May 1.

"So I think expect that to happen for Indian badminton as well. That is exactly what happened." Advertisement

On Sunday, it was a moment of national celebration after the Indian men's badminton team created history by clinching the Thomas Cup. India registered a 3-0 ...

Heartiest congratulations to the Indian badminton team for first-ever Thomas Cup victory! 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 team has created hist… The Mahindra boss also mentioned that he had grown up reading about Thomas Cup legends such as Rudy Hartono from Indonesia. In his tweet, he said that the entire nation was elated by India lifting the Thomas Cup. The men's badminton team was rewarded Rs 1 crore by India's Sports Ministry for their extraordinary performance.

Badminton News: Srikanth showed more than a glimpse of his 2017 form. He won all his six singles matches. Prannoy too did not let any of his opponents go ...

"I think the day when we left Hyderabad, this was the first talk that we had in team discussion, saying that this is the time when we can win this because we have a team that can challenge for the title. I am very happy that all the youngsters have really stepped up and played well when it really mattered," said Srikanth.Lakshya Sen (AFP Photo) "I think the way everyone bonded this week, I should give credit to all the players. The only thing we had to consciously do is help and support each other because that is what's going to change the results in the entire tournament. And it was championed by two senior statesmen of the squad -- HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth. , was already in Thailand; but the news about him was not good.

One of the architects of the Indian badminton team's historic Thomas Cup triumph, Kidambi Srikanth on Monday penned a heartfelt note saying 'I don't even ...

“I am immensely humbled and blessed to be on a prestigious podium that an Indian never stood on before. I have seen more losses than wins but this will remain the closest to my heart because of the team and my boys. The journey to this podium is nothing short of once in a lifetime experience.’ Special mention to our coaches Siyadath Ullah. Yoo Yong Sung. Mathias Boe and Vijaydeep Singh. I know that the next generation is in safe hands and leadership like we were,” Srikanth said. They bestowed upon me a great honour and chose me as their captain but I must say I learnt more than I lead this team.

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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Vimal Kumar, one of the coaches with the victorious Indian men's team in the Thomas Cup in Bangkok called the historic triumph as Indian badminton's ...

Equally, credit should be given to Lakshya Sen, Srikanth and Prannoy. It is just fantastic," he added. We have never seen this in the past. When you call a nation a top badminton nation, all singles and doubles players perform.

Team India was more than merely a collection of good individual players, they were a team in the true sense of the word.

But winning a team championship needs more: more planning, more responsibility, more time and work in the background. It was the belief in this quality of Prannoy that convinced the Badminton Association of India to give him a reprieve from the trials despite his rank of 23. His work in the fag end ensured that he was not even needed in the final. The historic final run was enough to spur on a 3-0 win when the moment arrived. In an ideal world, Prannoy would want his services to not be needed in a tie, like in the final. In the final, against a mix of the top 2 best doubles teams in the world, their chemistry proved to be vital against veterans. He may be the third highest ranked player in the side, but this was a top-tier advantage. Now, he was playing the crucial second singles - bang in the middle of the tie, make or break. In a team that has top singles players in Lakshya Sen, Kidmabi Srikanth and HS Prannoy, the fourth singles player was a back-up at best. But when it came to the moment of reckoning, Srikanth won all six of his matches. Former world No 1, the first Indian world championship runner up, only the fourth player ever to win four Super Series titles in a year, one of India's best badminton players. It would not have been the end of the world had he lost.

India's maiden Thomas Cup title on Sunday came on the back of some solid camaraderie shown by the players on and off the court.

It was just about letting them know that they are doing well and it is just that you get just one hour to play... Thomas and Uber Cups are one of the biggest team events that we have. "The day we left Hyderabad, we had a team discussion saying that this is the time where we can win this... "Individual events are always different from team events and we hardly get to play any team events. Everyone in the team has done extremely well. But I think we all made this conscious effort," said Prannoy, who had won the decisive singles game against Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the semifinal to earn India its maiden entry in the final.

The reaction by an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, who tried to add some humour to his tweet, didn't go well with the fans.

Meanwhile, a cash reward of ₹1 crore was announced by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur for the Indian men's badminton team. Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma also announced a reward of ₹1 crore for the winning squad. However, the reaction by an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, who tried to add some humour to his tweet, didn't go well with the fans.

India's Thomas Cup victory sent some seismic waves through South-East Asian powerhouses and European big daddies of badminton. India can chuckle a tad and ...

We certainly need to improve our singles depth if we want to challenge for the title. This time we lost, so we have to accept it,” Detik quoted the coach nicknamed the Fire Dragon. “Defeat should not make us dissolve in sadness. His swivel serve came in for more carping: they nicknamed him ‘Kang Delay’, the serve delayer. Malaysia’s team event specialist Chong Wei Feng added to ST: “India developed a huge pool of singles players, you got to give them credit. Doubles coach Herry Iman had a more rousing defence of his troops: “We have to accept this defeat as part of the learning process. Liem Swie King, a contemporary of Prakash Padukone with many storied battles, lamented the loss to India, in what was a disbelieving tone. Detik Sport quoted him as saying, “The players in the future will be given more opportunities to appear in international championships. The performance until the final was extraordinary. This is part of the regeneration process.” India can chuckle a tad and wink a bit this week, or have the proverbial last laugh. This soon turned into a ‘Who’s wiser?’ scrap as a social media follower compared his bruising tone to the more restrained reaction from Malaysian Lee Chong Wei, who basically urged patience while the Malaysians rebuilt their side. and where is the Indonesian men’s singles coach?

It is learnt that Chirag suffered some niggles during the tournament and the pair has informed the Badminton Association of India on Monday about its ...

The world No. 8 pair had lost just one match in the Thomas Cup -- against Chinese Taipei and brought India back into the contest after initial reversals against Malaysia and Denmark in the quarterfinals and semifinals. Among Indian others in fray, World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, seeded eighth, who had stayed unbeaten with six wins at Thomas Cup, will face Brice Leverdez, while HS Prannoy, who had pulled off wins in the deciding third singles in the knockout stages, meets Malaysia's Daren Liew. Star doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who played a pivotal role in India's historic Thomas Cup triumph, pulled out of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament beginning in Bangkok on Tuesday.

On Sunday, the Indian men's badminton team defeated 14-time champions Indonesia to clinch the Thomas Cup gold medal, scripting badminton history.

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Or even 1983? Those were Indian champions of their own time and place, of an India and of sport that belonged to another vintage. India's 2022 Thomas Cuppers ...

The Class of 22 must be grateful that Indian badminton’s finest stayed committed to the light even it began to flicker and fade in the 1990s. Through the 1980s and 1990s, the Indians punched above their weight in the Davis Cup, the event bringing their fans, both in India and overseas, to the stadium to support the team. At the end of a week that went by in a haze of dreaming, disbelief and euphoria in repetitive cycles, India became only the sixth country to own the Thomas Cup title in the tournament’s 73-year history. Maybe you can say that it was the comfort of team that gave each man a chance to shine, but alongside the television coverage and YouTube clips, it was a set of photographs minutes after the victory that captured the emotional whirl that was title win. The Thomas Cup is the holy grail of men’s team badminton, a reflection of a country’s depth and strength in the sport. There is much that can be unwrapped from under the confetti and glitter that now covers a supercharged and emotional victory for the Indian badminton men.

BANGKOK: India's men's badminton team pulled off a major upset by crushing 14-times champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final on Sunday (May 15) to win their ...

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