Thomas Cup Quarterfinals LIVE – India vs Malaysia LIVE: Indian men’s Badminton team will be up for a big challenge as they face five-time champions Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Thomas Cup on Thursday. India finished second in their group after winning two matches and losing one in the group stage, while Malaysia finished on top in their group after winning all their matches. Follow Thomas Uber Cup 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Thomas Cup Quarterfinals LIVE: Lakshya Sen led Indian team faces Malaysia in quarterfinals of Thomas Cup – Follow India vs Malaysia LIVE updates
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- Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia
- Kidambi Srikanth vs Liew Daren
- HS Prannoy vs Ng Tze Yong
- Chirag Shetty / Satwiksairajrankireddy vs Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
- Dhruv Kapila / MR Arjun vs Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi
Thomas Cup Quarterfinals LIVE: Lakshya Sen led Indian team faces Malaysia in quarterfinals of Thomas Cup – Follow India vs Malaysia LIVE updates
Road to quarterfinals
India
- Beat Germany 5-0
- Beat Canada 5-0
- Lost to Chinese Taipei 2-3
Malaysia
- Beat England 5-0
- Beat USA 5-0
- Beat Japan 3-2
Possible Quarterfinals Line-up:
Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia
Lakshya Sen has had a terrific season in 2022 as he started the year by winning the Indian Open title and then finished as runner-up at German Open and All England Championship. His performances helped him break into the Top 10 in the World rankings. In the Thomas Cup, he is leading the Indian team and has played two games so far. While he won in straight sets against Max Weiss kirchen, he faced a three-set defeat against Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen.
Meanwhile Lee Zii Jia, won the Asian Championships this year and reached the semifinals at German Open and All England Championships. At All England he faced three-set defeat against Lakshya Sen and will look to avenge the loss when these two players meet again.
Kidambi Srikanth vs Liew Daren
Kidambi Srikanth remains unbeaten in the tournament so far as he has won all his three matches so far in the tournament. He is likely to face 34th ranked Liew Daren in the quarterfinal. Daren has played two games so far and while he won in straight sets against USA’s Enrico Asuncion, he faced straight set defeat against Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama in his previous match. The Malaysina will be up for a big challenge yet again, when he takes on the Indian.
HS Prannoy vs Leong Jun Hao
HS Prannoy, who is also yet to lose a single contest in the Thomas Cup, is likely to face 46th ranked Ng Tze Yong in the quarterfinals. Tze Yong has played two matches and while he won in three sets against England’s Johnie Torjussen, He defeated USA’s Don Averia in straight sets. However against Prannoy it will be a different challenge as the Indian is in a top form at the moment.
Doubles:
Chirag-Rankireddy vs Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
Chirah Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who won the Indian Open title this year will look to get back to winning ways as they face 6th ranked pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinal. The Malaysian duo have already defeated the Indian pair in the semifinals of Asian Championship recently. The Indian duo will need to put up a strong show to stand any chance of avaneging that defeat in the all-important quarterfinals.
Dhruv Kapila – MR Arjun vs Ong Yew Sin – Teo Ee Yi
India’s second men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun will be up for a tough challenge as they are likely to face 10th ranked duo Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi. The Malaysian pair played just a single match so far in Thomas Cup where they defeated USA’s Enrico Asuncion and William Hu in straight sets. They enter the contest as the favourite. The Indian duo meanwhile, defeated Germany’s Bjarne Geiss and Jan Voelker, while they were defeated in three sets by Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han.
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