Thomas Cup 2026: India takes lead over Canada in opener despite Lakshya Sen loss
India began its Thomas Cup campaign with a 3-1 lead over Canada in the first round with Srikanth Kidambi’s game still left at the Forum Horsens, Court 2 in Denmark on Friday.
Ayush Shetty and double pairs of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, and Hariharan Amsakarunan and M.R Arjun won their respective games.
Ayush beat Brian Yang 21-13, 21-17 while Satwik-Chirag won 21-10, 21-11 over Jonathan Lai and Kevin Lee. Amsakarunan and Arjun pair defeated Ty Alexander Lindeman and Nyl Yakura 21-7,
Lakshya Sen, however, lost 21-18, 19-21, 10-21 to Victor Lai in the first match.
– More to follow
Published on Apr 24, 2026