France defeated India 3-0 to reach the finals of the Thomas Cup 2026, in Horsens, Denmark, on Saturday.
India vs France, Thomas Cup 2026 Semifinals Highlights: Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, and HS Prannoy all lost their respective singles matches in straight games..
The 24-year-old star had saved two match points to script an 18-21 22-20 21-17 victory over world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen in a marathon clash
Thomas Cup 2026 Live Streaming: India set up a clash against France after a 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei in the quarters.
Thomas Cup 2026 Live Streaming: With Lakshya Sen leading the men's singles charge, India look to qualify for semi-finals by beating Chinese Taipei.
India's Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the first round while Anmol Kharb and Tanvi Sharma entered the round of 16 of the Orleans Masters Super Badminton tournament.
Senior Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the German Open Super 300 tournament after suffering a straight-game defeat to Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi.
Indian men overcame a strong challenge from Singapore, while the women dominated Myanmar in their opening group stage matches to secure quarterfinal berths in the Badminton Asia Team Championships on Wednesday.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round of their respective events at the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament on Wednesday.
Lakshya Sen produced a composed and tactical performance to progress to the quarterfinals of the India Open badminton tournament but Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy bowed out.