Group India registered a historic win within the 2022 Thomas Cup on Thursday, beating Malaysia 3-2 in an exhilarating see-saw quarterfinal. HS Prannoy clinched the deciding win for India, beating Leong Jun Hao 21-13, 21-8 in 39 minutes in a dominating efficiency. India reached their first semi-final within the event in 43 years, and are actually assured of not less than a bronze medal.
The nation has clinched three medals — all bronze — within the occasion in 1952, 1955, and 1979 by reaching inter-zonal finals. Nonetheless, that is the primary time when India has assured a medal for the reason that format was revamped.
Following the victory, the official Twitter account of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) posted a heartwarming video of Indian gamers celebrating the win.
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Within the first match, India’s Lakshya Sen took on Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia. The 46-minute match noticed Lee Zii Jia popping out victorious over world No. 9 Sen in straight units 23-21, 21-9. The subsequent sport of the tie noticed Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeating the Malaysian pair of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin. The duo of Satwik and Chirag clinched the primary sport 21-19. The Indians sealed the second sport with a cushty 21-15 margin.
Former World No. 1 Srikanth Kidambi took on Ng Tze Yong within the third match and prevailed 21-11 within the first sport. He continued his domination to win the second sport 21-17 and put India forward 2-1 within the gripping tie.
Within the 4th match, the Indian duo of Krishna Prasad and Vishnuvardhan battled it out towards Aaron Chia and Teo Ee Yi. Within the hard-fought match, Aaron Chia and Teo Ee Yi defeated the Indian pair 21-19, 21-17.
Prannoy, nonetheless, held his nerve as he cruised previous his opponent in straight video games at hand India the decisive win within the tie.
(With inputs from ANI)
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