Indian men's and women's badminton teams team started their respective BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2022 campaigns on May 8 in Bangkok, Thailand. Both the events are being telecast live on TV. Fans can also stream the matches online. Read on for fixtures, results, squads and telecast details. (More Badminton News)
Indian shuttlers are taking on some of the biggest names in the badminton world for the prestigious team events. The 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th edition of the Uber Cup started on May 8 and will conclude on May 17. All the matches are being played at Impact Arena, Nonthaburi in Thailand.
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16 teams each are competing in the Thomas And Uber Cup Finals 2022. Indonesia and China are the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup defending champions, respectively. Indonesia are the most successful side in the Thomas Cup with 14 titles, while China are the most successful team in the Uber Cup with 15 titles.
India men were in Group C along with Chinese Taipei, Germany and Canada. India women were in Group D, along with South Korea, Canada and the United States.
India chase history
Indian men's badminton team Malaysia 3-2 to enter the semifinals of the Thomas Cup for the first time in 43 years but the women's side bowed out after losing 0-3 to Thailand in the Uber Cup. India is thus assured of at least a bronze at the Thomas Cup. The country has not won a medal at the event since 1979.
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India men then defeated Denmark to enter the final. In their maiden final, HS Prannoy & Co. will face 14-time champions Indonesia on Sunday.
How to watch Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2022
Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2022 will be telecast live on Sports18. Live streaming will be available on Voot.
The Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2022 will be telecast live on BWF TV - YouTube
India Thomas Cup Squad
Singles: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Priyanshu Rajawat; Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, M.R Arjun, Dhruv Kapila, Krishna Prasad Garaga, Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala.
India Uber Cup Squad
Singles: PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap, Ashmita Chaliha, Unnati Hooda; Doubles: Gayatri Gopichand, Treesa Jolly, Simran Singhi, Ritika Thaker, Tanisha Crasto, Shruti Mishra.
India Thomas Cup, Group Stage Fixtures And Results
May 8 - India vs Germany at 07:30 AM IST. India defeated Germany 5-0.
May 9 - India vs Canada at 12:30 PM IST. India defeated Canada 5-0.
May 11 - Chinese Taipei vs India at 12:30 PM IST. India lost to Chinese Taipei 2-3.
India Uber Cup, Group Stage Fixtures
May 8 - India vs Canada at 17:30 PM IST. India defeated Canada 4-1.
May 10 - India vs USA at 07:30 AM IST India defeated USA 4-1.
May 11 - South Korea vs India at 7:30 AM IST. India lost to South Korea 0-5.
Two teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, which will be played on May 12. The quarter-finals draw will be conducted on May 11.
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The semi-finals are on May 13. Uber Cup finals and Thomas Cup finals are on May 14 and May 15 respectively.
Thomas Cup Quarterfinals On May 12
QF 1: Indonesia vs China at 5:30 PM IST. Indonesia beat China 3-0.
QF 2: Chinese Taipei vs Japan at 12:30 PM IST. Japan beat Chinese Taipei 2-1.
QF 3: India vs Malaysia at 5:30 PM IST. India beat Malaysia 3-2.
QF 4: South Korea vs Denmark 5:30 PM IST. Denmark beat South Korea 3-2.
Uber Cup Quarterfinals On May 12
QF 1: Indonesia vs China at 7:30 AM IST. China beat Indonesia 3-0.
QF 2: Japan vs Chinese Taipei at 7:30 AM IST. Chinese Taipei beat Japan 3-0.
QF 3: South Korea vs Denmark at 12:30 PM IST. South Korea beat Denmark 3-0.
QF 4: India vs Thailand at 12:30 PM IST. Thailand beat India 3-0.
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Uber Cup Semifinals On May 13
SF 1: Japan vs South Korea at 10:30 AM IST. South Korea beat Japan 3-0.
SF 2: Thailand vs China at 10:30 AM IST. China beat Thailand 3-0.
Thomas Cup Semifinals On May 13
SF 1: India vs Denmark at 4:30 PM IST. India beat Denmark 3-2.
SF 2: Indonesia vs Japan at 4:30 PM IST. Indonesia beat Japan 3-2.
The Finals
Uber Cup final between South Korea and China will be played on Saturday, starting 11:30 AM IST/ 1:00 PM local. Thomas Cup final between India and Indonesia will be played on Sunday. Match starts 11:30 AM IST.
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Teams
Thomas Cup: Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand and Singapore in Group A; Denmark, China, France and Algeria in Group B; Chinese Taipei, India, Germany and Canada in Group C; Japan, Malaysia, England and United States in Group D.
Uber Cup: Japan, Indonesia, France and Germany in Group A; China, Chinese Taipei, Spain and Australia in Group B; Thailand, Denmark, Malaysia and Egypt in Group C; South Korea, India, Canada and United States in Group D.
Note: New Zealand withdrew from Thomas Cup due to COVID-19. United States replaced them. In Uber Cup, Germany replaced Russia after the latter's ban for invasion of Ukraine.
Singles players to watch out for
Thomas Cup: Viktor Axelsen (world no. 1 singles, Denmark), Kento Momota (2, Japan), Anders Antonsen (3, Denmark), Chou Tien-chen (4, Chinese Taipei), Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (5, Indonesia), Lee Zii Jia (6, Malaysia) Jonatan Christie (8, Indonesia), Lakshya Sen (9, India), Loh Kean Yew (10, Singapore)
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Uber Cup: Tai Tzu-ying (world no. 1 singles, Chinese Taipei), Akane Yamaguchi (2, Japan), Chen Yufei (3, China), An Se-young (4, South Korea), Nozomi Okuhara (5, Japan), Carolina Marin (6, Spain), PV Sindhu (7, India), Ratchanok Intanon (8, Thailand), He Bingjiao (9, China), Pornpawee Chochuwong (10, Thailand).
