India disappointed in Thomas and Uber Cup final. badminton news

Lakshya Sen was the only bright spot as the Indian men’s team failed to defend their title after losing 1-3 to China in the quarter-finals, while the women’s team suffered a 0-3 defeat to Japan and their The campaign also ended. and the Uber Cup final on Thursday. Two years after India won its first title at the World Men’s Team Championships, the country’s shuttlers were in for a tough day at the office in the form of World No. 9 HS Prannoy, World No. 3 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Dhruv Kapila and Sai Pratik K. Had to face. Go the distance in your respective matches.

This was a rematch of the 2023 Asian Games team final which India lost 2–3 and won its first silver medal.

The Indian team had finished their group stage in second place after losing 1-4 to Indonesia late on Wednesday night, while the Chinese had a day off and the hosts looked to be in better shape once they came to Trump. All the boxes were ticked for. On the big stage again.

Prannoy’s promising start was disappointing as his spirited battle against world number two Xi Yu Qi ended with a 21-15, 11-21, 14-21 loss in a 66-minute clash, giving China a 1-0 lead. Got a lead of 0.

After the defeat, Prannoy said, “I don’t know, but definitely I think China had a day off and they came (to the match) more fresh. It made a big difference in the third game. Today The game is unfortunate.” ,

“I would say we had a very long night and by the time we went to sleep it was 1.32am and to get back to that energy level I think is definitely a low,” he said.

“Everyone was very disappointed last night (after the loss to Indonesia), but playing such a big match against the home crowd in less than 13 to 14 hours is a big task mentally because you have just lost.” A big rival like Indonesia,” Prannoy said.

For the second consecutive day, Satwik and Chirag had to return without scoring a single point for India as they lost 15-21, 21-11, 12-21 to the world No. 1 pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang , because the guests slipped out. Till 0-2.

All eyes were on Lakshya Sen to keep India afloat as he took a 6-3 lead against Li Shi Feng and the 22-year-old from Almora lived up to the expectations by defeating the world No. 6 13-1. -21 21-8 21-14 to pull one back.

However, Dhruv and Sai lost 10-21, 10-21 to world No. 11 pair of Ren Jiang Yu and He Ji Ting, dashing India’s hopes.

Earlier, the young and inexperienced Indian women’s team suffered a 0-3 defeat to mighty Japan in the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup before Ashmita Chaliha and Isharani Barua gave a good account of themselves.

Despite lacking top players like PV Sindhu, India had qualified for the knockout stage with two better wins against Canada and Singapore in the group stage, but a 0-5 defeat against powerhouse China in the final league match was a reality. .

India fought hard against multiple-time champions Japan on Thursday, with Chaliha and Isharani Barua performing well in their singles matches.

World number 53 Chaliha once again showed she has what it takes to trouble the top players during a close 67-minute defeat to world number 11 Aya Ohori.

The 20-year-old Ishrani, ranked 83rd, was also 14-11 and 9-7 ahead in the first and second games but lost to 2017 World Championships and former world No. 1 Nozomi Okuhara 15-21 12-21.

Meanwhile, national champions Priya Konzenbaum and Shruti Mishra got a glimpse of what it takes to succeed at the highest level when they suffered an 8-21, 9-21 defeat to world number four Naomi Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida. Had to face.

India had reached the semi-finals of the Uber Cup thrice in 1957, 2014 and 2016.

Prannoy vs Shi Yu Qi

Handling the flow was a big task and in the end, Shi You Qi demonstrated superior control and deception to win in the 66-minute battle.

Prannoy made a sensational start to the match, taking an 8-2 lead and putting Shi Yu Qi under pressure, eventually securing six game points with a smash. The Indian wasted one before winning the opening game with a precise net shot.

In the second game, Xi You Qi looked completely dominant and led 11-4 at the break. Trailing 6-12, Prannoy was called for ‘obstruction’ when he placed his racket near the net during an exchange.

It was mostly one-way traffic as the Chinese made a strong comeback after Prannoy faltered with his net strokes.

Both of them put on some exciting rallies using their respective strokes to outwit each other. The two were tied at 5-5 before the Chinese player took an 11-8 lead at the interval due to some lucky net cords and net dominance.

The Chinese stunned Prannoy with their returns and made good rallies to lead 16-11. A long rally followed in which Shi You Qi sealed it with another sharp cross court.

Shi Yue Qi moved to 19-13 after sending one to the forehand corner and then secured seven match points with another perfectly angled shot. When Prannoy made a wrong decision call he threw up his hands.