Vikrant Shekhawat : May 15, 2022, 06:13 PM
New Delhi. India created history by defeating 14-time champions Indonesia in the final of the Thomas Cup. India won this title for the first time in 73 years. India has become the sixth country to win this title. In the title match, the Indian badminton team, adorned with Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, defeated Indonesia 3-0. Lakshya Sen gave the team a 1-0 lead in the first match of the final. Lakshya defeated Anthony Sinisuka 8--21, 21- 17, 21-16.
Lakshya Sen, who failed to perform as expected in the semi-finals, made no mistake in the final. After losing the first game badly, he came back in the second game and started putting pressure on Anthony. He won the next two games in great style.
Satwik and Chirag had to sweatThis journey of India was also sustained by the pair of Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty. The Indian pair won the second match 18-21, 23-21, 21-19 to give India a 2-0 lead. However, the Indian pair had to sweat a lot to win. The Indian pair lost the first game against Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjay and saved 4 match points in the second game. After this the third game was also named after him.Srikanth won in 48 minutesIndia's veteran badminton player Kindabi Srikanth then made India the Thomas Cup champions for the first time with a 21-15, 23-21 win over No 8 Jonathan Christie in straight games in 48 minutes. The pair of SS Prannoy and MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila, who took India to the finals with a crucial victory in the semi-finals, did not need to take to the court.Indonesia got its first defeat in the tournamentThis is the first and never forgotten defeat of Indonesia's team in the tournament. They had won all the previous matches, while India's only defeat was against Chinese Taipei in the group stage. Indonesia defeated Jun and Japan in the knockout stages, while India defeated former five-time champions Malaysia and 2016 winners Denmark.
Lakshya Sen, who failed to perform as expected in the semi-finals, made no mistake in the final. After losing the first game badly, he came back in the second game and started putting pressure on Anthony. He won the next two games in great style.
Satwik and Chirag had to sweatThis journey of India was also sustained by the pair of Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty. The Indian pair won the second match 18-21, 23-21, 21-19 to give India a 2-0 lead. However, the Indian pair had to sweat a lot to win. The Indian pair lost the first game against Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjay and saved 4 match points in the second game. After this the third game was also named after him.Srikanth won in 48 minutesIndia's veteran badminton player Kindabi Srikanth then made India the Thomas Cup champions for the first time with a 21-15, 23-21 win over No 8 Jonathan Christie in straight games in 48 minutes. The pair of SS Prannoy and MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila, who took India to the finals with a crucial victory in the semi-finals, did not need to take to the court.Indonesia got its first defeat in the tournamentThis is the first and never forgotten defeat of Indonesia's team in the tournament. They had won all the previous matches, while India's only defeat was against Chinese Taipei in the group stage. Indonesia defeated Jun and Japan in the knockout stages, while India defeated former five-time champions Malaysia and 2016 winners Denmark.