The badminton tournament for the Thomas and Uber Cup takes place today (Sunday) in the Thai capital Bangkok from the 15th.
Record: May 08, 2022 03:07
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Change: May 08, 2022 03:08
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There are 16 men’s teams in the Thomas Cup and 16 women’s teams in the Uber Cup. They are divided into 4 sections. The teams that finish in the top 2 in each division at the end of the league round will qualify for the quarterfinals. The Indian team has been placed in the ‘C’ category of the Thomas Cup. Germany, Chinese Taipei and Canada are the other teams in that division. India meet Germany today in their opening league match. The Indian team consists of Lakshaya Sen, Srikanth, HS Pranoy (singles), Satvik Sairaj, Rangi Reddy-Chirac Shetty, MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila, Krishnaprasad-Vishnuvardhan Gowd (doubles). Will the Indian team, which has not yet won a medal in the men’s division, win a medal this time? There is an expectation of.
India have been placed in the ‘D’ category of the Uber Cup. Teams from South Korea, Canada and the United States are also part of the division. The Indian team meets Canada today in its first league match. The Indian squad includes PV Sindhu, Agarshi Kashyap, Unnati Hooda (singles), Tanisha Cristo, Sruthi Misra, Simran Singh, Rithika Thackeray and Trisha Jolly (doubles). In the women’s category, the Indian team won bronze medals in 2014 and 2016.
Reigning champions Indonesia have won the Thomas Cup 14 times and China the Upper Cup 15 times.