India scripted historical past within the Thomas Cup staff event on Friday, achieving the first-ever last after a hard-fought 3-2 win over Denmark. India fought again from in the back of for the second one successive tie as they shocked the Danish staff, an afternoon after outclassing Malaysia within the quarter-final.
The celebrations started as early as HS Prannoy received the remaining level towards Rasmus Gemke within the deciding fit of the semi-final tie on the Have an effect on Enviornment in Thailand. Prannoy held his nerves and fought again from in the back of, beating the Global No. 13-21, 21-9, 21-12 in a fit that prolonged to an hour and 13 mins.
His India teammates rushed at the courtroom and hugged Prannoy in pleasure because the younger crop of shuttlers celebrated the historical second in Bangkok. No Indian staff had reached the overall of Thomas and Uber Cup till Friday however the younger facet led via Kidambi Srikanth got here up with a gutsy effort towards favourites and previous champions Denmark.
India had scripted historical past on Thursday via securing their first-ever Thomas Cup medal however the boys went one step additional and booked a spot within the last. India will face 14-time champions and holders Indonesia within the big-ticket last on Sunday in Bangkok.
Badminton fans on social media have been thrilled as they lauded the historical feat from the Indian males in Thomas Cup.
It feels very particular to witness the historical past and these days staff India has made into the finals of #ThomasCup 2022.
Come on boys #GoForGold #TeamIndia %.twitter.com/nlnginc2PU
— Pramod Bhagat (@PramodBhagat83) Would possibly 13, 2022
Fulfillment Unlocked ?? for India ???? at #ThomasCup2022
And the REACTION is helpful ??
?? @bwfmedia#ThomasCup #TUC2022@BAI_Media @srikidambi @PRANNOYHSPRI @satwiksairaj @Shettychirag04 @lakshya_sen %.twitter.com/Sp1pZ7UDax
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) Would possibly 13, 2022
Historical second for Indian badminton. Kudos to HS Prannoy, what a comeback within the high-pressure fit. India within the last of the #thomascup2022 with a 3-2 win over Denmark. India to stand Indonesia within the last. @PRANNOYHSPRI @srikidambi @lakshya_sen @Shettychirag04 @satwiksairaj
— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) Would possibly 13, 2022
And historical past is created ! India reaches finals of Thomas cup this yr ! What a staff effort boys !!!! ?????????????????????????????? @Shettychirag04 @satwiksairaj @PRANNOYHSPRI @srikidambi @lakshya_sen #vishnuvardhanGoudPanjala #Krishnaprasadgaraga
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) Would possibly 13, 2022
India thru to the Thomas Cup last beating Denmark. Superb!!!!
— Pleasure Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) Would possibly 13, 2022
Wow! We need to pinch ourselves to consider this. India beat Denmark 3-2 to go into the Thomas Cup badminton last! Pleasant to look at this staff punch above its weight for 2 nights in-a-row. Simply wow!
— G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) Would possibly 13, 2022
Yesss!!! Rather merely an implausible, historical win for India to succeed in the overall of the Thomas Cup. Srikanth, Prannoy and the doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag have installed some constant & colossal performances over the week to overcome 2 powerhouses in Malaysia and Denmark ?????? %.twitter.com/RDnRTi9ikI
— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) Would possibly 13, 2022
Wow wow wow! ?????? india reaches Thomas Cup finals! This is without doubt one of the maximum wonderful moments in Indian recreation! Salute to each and every of you badminton champs! Pleased with all of you! @PRANNOYHSPRI @srikidambi @lakshya_sen @satwiksairaj @Shettychirag04
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) Would possibly 13, 2022
Beating the ambitious Denmark staff, India creates historical past via coming into Thomas cup finals!! https://t.co/5RGocnrNF8
— Arvind Gupta (@buzzindelhi) Would possibly 13, 2022
Every other HISTORIC WIN for #TeamIndia ????
Our BOYS ???? have carried out it once more ?????? re-writing historical past as they change into the 1??st-ever Indian Crew to advance to the FINALS of #ThomasCup ??
Stay it coming guys ????????
Excellent Effort!!#TUC2022 %.twitter.com/fbOZqvFyVz
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) Would possibly 13, 2022
India went down 0-1 after younger and promising shuttler Lakshya Sen, the winner of Global Championships bronze medal, misplaced to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in directly video games.
On the other hand, top-ranked doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made it 1-1 after beating Kim Astrup and Mathias Christiansen 21-18 21-23 22-20 in a marathon fight.
Kidambi Srikanth then gave India the lead with an implausible win over Global No. 4 Anders Antonsen. The sector championships silver medalist and previous Global No. 1 defeated Antonsen 21-18, 12-21, 21-15.
On the other hand, the younger doubles pairing of Krishna Prasad and Vishnuvardhan Goud misplaced their doubles tie in directly video games.
Prannoy, like Thursday, delivered within the decider, beating Gemke in 3 video games to ship India the historical victory.