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In an exclusive chat with NDTV, HS Prannoy revealed how the loss to Chinese Taipei in the group stages was the turning point for the team at the Thomas Cup.

PM Modi met in person and interacted with the Thomas Cup-winning contingent and players from Uber Cup team

One of the heroes of India's Thomas Cup triumph, Lakshya Sen revealed that PM Modi had asked him to get Almora's famous 'bal mithai'.

Talking to NDTV, India's doubles badminton coach Mathias Boe opened up on the historic Thomas Cup win and how it will help increase the confidence of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.

Star India shuttler PV Sindhu made an exit from Thailand Open after going down in straight games to Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei

The sixth seeded Indian prevailed 21-15, 20-22, 21-13 over second seeded Japanese in 51 minutes to set up a clash with Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China

Thailand Open: PV Sindhu will face Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth has withdrawn from the tournament.

World number one shuttler Viktor Axelsen pulled out of the Thailand Open on Thursday, citing an injury he sustained at last week's Thomas and Uber Cup finals

Indian badminton achieved a rare high over the weekend by winning the Thomas Cup. This, one of the best wins in Indian sport, did not happen by chance. True, India were underdogs against badminton giants like Malaysia, Denmark and Indonesia but the path to podium was laid almost a decade back.

Chirag Shetty, part of India's Thomas Cup gold-winning team, said the odds were against them, but their belief helped them make history.

Thailand Open: Kidambi Srikanth beat France's Brice Leverdez 18-21 21-10 21-16 in the men's singles first round match.

While the country is rejoicing its badminton team's historic Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok, J Jerlin Anika is another Indian shuttler who has been making waves with her unprecedented gold-medal winning feat in Deaflympics in Brazil

India defeated Indonesia in the Thomas Cup final for their maiden title

Legendary Prakash Padukone feels that the Thomas Cup triumph will make the country a "badminton superpower"

In the Thomas Cup final match on Sunday, India registered a hard-fought yet convincing 3-0 win against 14-time champions Indonesia.

Satwiksairaj was also a part of Team India's Tokyo Olympics contingent. However the iconic pair of Satwik and Chirag could not qualify for the knockouts due to difference in points.

Lakshya Sen, who helped India create history in Thomas Cup, returned home to the capital city of Karnataka on Monday night

The world No. 8 pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, had lost only one match in the Thomas Cup and have pulled out of the upcoming Thailand Open Super 500 tournament.