IND Vs CHN Highlights, Thomas Cup 2026 Match 5: Consolation Win for HS Prannoy As China Clinch Tie 3–2

Welcome to the live coverage of the Men's round 3 of Thomas Cup between India and China in Horsen, Denmark. Stay tuned for the live score and real-time updates of the match here.

Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Kiran George, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun, Dhruv Kapila.

April 29, Wednesday: India vs China - 01:30 PM.

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The Indian men's team, featuring Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, used their experience to win 4-0 against Australia. Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, and HS Prannoy won their respective singles matches, while Satwik-Chirag won the doubles contest against Rizky Hidayat and Jack Yu.

16 qualified teams have been divided into four groups - A,B,C,D. Five individual (singles and doubles) matches will be played in each group stage tie, even if the total team match result is decided earlier. Top two teams from each group will enter the quarter-finals.

Lakshya Sen and Li Shi Feng are on the court and warming up for their match, which should start soon

6–6, tight start. Lakshya and Li Shi Feng going point for point with solid rallies, no early advantage yet.

16–16, neck and neck. Lakshya holding his nerve with sharp net play, while Li Shi Feng keeps the pressure with deep returns, game on.

Li Shi Feng takes Game 1, 21-19. A tight battle throughout, but Lakshya just edged out in the closing points as Li held his nerve when it mattered most.

11–2, Lakshya Sen is flying. Total domination in Game 2, sharp smashes, tight net control, and Li Shi Feng looks completely rattled right now.

21–8, what a comeback from Lakshya Sen. After that tight first game, he absolutely stormed through Game 2, pure dominance, relentless pace, and total control to level things up.

10-12, Li Shi Feng edges ahead. Lakshya still in it, but needs a quick push, this decider is getting tense.

Li Shi Feng seals it, 21-12 in Game 3. Lakshya Sen couldn’t keep up the Game 2 momentum as China take a 1-0 lead in the tie.

Up next, the doubles showdown. Rankireddy/Shetty step in to level things up against Wei Keng/Chang, expect power, pace, and plenty of attacking rallies. Big moment in the tie.

It's been a close game so far but China is leading the game with 11-9 putting the amazing duo of Ranki/Shetty under pressure.

Liang/Wang continue their dominance over the Indian duo and beat them handsomely by 21-13 in game 1.

Liang/Wang again begin the 2nd game in style but Ranki/Reddy catches up to bring the score line to 3-3. The Indian duo will need to step up in the game, if they want to go to the third game.

Finally Ranki/Reddy comes to their own for the first time in the contest as they lead the second game by 10-5, putting the Chinese duo under the pump.

What a brilliant comeback by Ranki/Shetty to win the 2nd game by 21-13 and level match 2 by 1-1. Both teams now head on to the third and the deciding set.

The final and decisive game of the match is underway and the Chinese duo of Liang/Wang have started well to get a 2 points lead as the score line hovers at 4-2.

It's been a thrilling game so far with India leading by 11-10. China took an early lead but the Indian duo make a brilliant comeback to take a one point lead halfway into the game.

As the match moves towards its conclusion the drama intensifies. The India duo is leading by 18-16 but the Chinese counterparts have the ability of bouncing back.

What a thrilling finish we are witnessing between two equally matched rivals as no team is willing to give up. The score line reads 23 all currently.

What an intense match we witnessed just now with the Chinese pair of Liang/Wang prevailing over Ranki Reddy by 24-23. The Indian duo fought hard but eventually lost as China now lead the match by 2-0.

The game 1 of match 3 between Ayush Shetty and Weng H.Y. is underway with the latter leading marginally by 3-2.

It's been a close fought first game so far between both the players with Weng H.Y leading marginally by one point. The score line reads 11-10 at the half time of the first game.

Chine continue their dominance in the match as Ayush Shetty loses the game 1 of match 3 by 21-17 to Weng H.Y.

India have started the second game quite well with Shetty leading by five points with a score line of 6-1. India have to win this game, if they want to remain in this match.

After losing the first game, Ayush Shetty made a stellar comeback in the second one and is currently leading by a big gap of 11-4 at the halfway mark of the game.

Ayush Shetty has managed to maintain a six point lead in the game against his Chinese counterpart. It's looking like the match will go to the third game.

Ayush Shetty wins the second game comfortably by 21-13 to keep India in the hunt. The match now moves into the third and decisive set of the match.

Ayush Shetty starts the third set on a positive note, leading by 8-4. The speed with his hitting his shots and the angle he's generating is making it for the Chinese counterpart to get past him.

Weng H.Y. makes a comeback in the final set to cut the deficit but Shetty is still leading the match by 15-13.

That was an excellent performance by Ayush Shetty as he made a sensation comeback to win two consecutive sets after losing the first game. The score line now read 2-1, still in favor of China.

The match 4 is a mixed doubles between HE/Ren and AMSAK/ARJUN. The game 1 is underway and both teams are currently tied at 1-1.

The Indian pair of Amsak/Arjun were reeling behind initially but they made a good comeback to level the score line at 12-12.

The Chinese duo of HE/Ren held their nerves and won the first comfortably by 21-17. India will have to comeback in this set or it'll be curtains for them.

China have accumulated a very healthy lead of 11-4 in the first half of the second game. It'll be very difficult for India to comeback from here.

And that's the game, Chinese pair of HE/Ren were clinical in the second set, winning it by 21-13, while there were too many errors from the Indian side costing them the game.

The first game of match 5 between HS Prannoy and Lu Guangzu is underway. The Chinese is currently leading by 3-1.

It's been neck-to-neck battle so far with no player ready to give an inch to the other, Prannoy is currently leading marginally by 11-10 in game 1.

What a sensational comeback by Lu Guangzu to win the first game. He was down and out but scored six straight points to win the game by 22-20.

It's a do-or-die game for Prannoy and he starts well by taking a 7-4 lead over his Chinese counterpart.

There is nothing to separate both the players in game 2 as the scores are level at 14 all. Lu Guangzu made a good comeback to cut the deficit and level the game.

What a gameplay by HS Prannoy as he kept his nerve and wins the second game by 21-19 to keep himself alive in the game.

Another hard-fought set is at display here. However, HS Prannoy has been able to maintain a two point lead over his Chinese counterpart as the score line reads 6-8.

What an amazing display of skill of by HS Prannoy as he beats Lu Guangzu comfortably by 21-11 to win the game and as well as the match. Despite the win, India lose the tie by 3-2.

That's a wrap from our end. We'll be back soon with another blog, until then, bye bye.