Thomas Cup 2026: India eases past Canada in opener despite Lakshya Sen loss
India began its Thomas Cup campaign with a 4-1 win over Canada in the first round with Srikanth Kidambi wrapping up a dominant display by the shuttlers 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, 21-15.
Kidambi then clinched a 21-17, 21-12 win over Joshua Nguyen in the final match of the tie.
Lakshya Sen, however, lost 21-18, 19-21, 10-21 to Victor Lai in the first match.
Later in the day, the Indian women’s team will open its campaign at the Uber Cup with a tie against Denmark.
– More to follow
Published on Apr 24, 2026