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Home / News / Sports News / Badminton: India clinch Thomas Cup gold, beat 14-time champions Indonesia
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Badminton: India clinch Thomas Cup gold, beat 14-time champions Indonesia

Badminton: India clinch Thomas Cup gold, beat 14-time champions Indonesia
Written by Parth Dhall
May 15, 2022, 04:20 pm 2 min read
Badminton: India clinch Thomas Cup gold, beat 14-time champions Indonesia
India won the final 3-0 (Source: Twitter/@bwfmedia)

The Indian badminton men's side has entered the record books by winning its first-ever Thomas Cup title in Bangkok, Thailand. India beat 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in a historic final on Sunday. Interestingly, this was the first time India had reached the final of the tournament. The likes of Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, and Kidambi Srikanth guided India to this historic win.

Context
Why does this story matter?
  • The first edition of the Thomas Cup was held in 1948.
  • Notably, the competition comprises member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
  • Indonesia have won the tournament most times (14), while China follow them with 10 titles.
  • Malaysia have five titles, with Denmark and Japan winning gold once.
  • And, India have become the sixth nation to clinch the Thomas Cup title.
Twitter Post
History for Team India!

HISTORY SCRIPTED 🥺❤️

Pure show of grit and determination India becomes the #ThomasCup champion for the 1️⃣st time in style, beating 14 times champions Indonesia 🇮🇩 3-0 in the finals 😎

It's coming home! 🫶🏻#TUC2022#ThomasCup2022#ThomasUberCups#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/GQ9pQmsSvP

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) May 15, 2022
Winners
India win the final 3-0

Srikanth beat Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21 in the second singles match, thereby handing India their first-ever gold medal in the Thomas Cup history. Earlier, Lakshya came from behind to stage a brilliant victory over world number five Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (8-21, 21-17, 21-16). Thereafter, Rankireddy and Shetty overcame Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the doubles encounter (18-21, 23-21, 21-19).

Information
Srikanth finishes with a perfect 6-0 record

Srikanth finished the tournament with a perfect 6-0 record. He beat Wang Tzu Wei, Brian Yang, Kai Schaefer, NG Tze Yong (quarter-final), Anders Antonsen (semi-final), and Jonatan Christie (final) throughout the tournament. Srikanth won three two-game victories.

Run
India overcome Indonesia in the final

India commenced their campaign in the Thomas Cup with a 5-0 win over Germany. The Indians then registered a similar victory against Canada (5-0). Thereafter, Chinese Taipei defeated India 3-2. India bounced back with a phenomenal win over five-time champions Malaysia (3-0). India recorded a second consecutive win, beating 2016 champions Denmark 3-2. They won the title by defeating Indonesia 3-0.

Twitter Post
Indian Sports Minister Anurag Thakur makes a massive announcement

As #TeamIndia defeats 14-time #ThomasCup Champions Indonesia (🇮🇳3-0🇮🇩) to win its 1️⃣st ever #ThomasCup2022, @IndiaSports is proud to announce a cash award of ₹ 1 crore for the team in relaxation of rules to acknowledge this unparalleled feat!

Congratulations Team India!! https://t.co/QMVCvBDDZS

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) May 15, 2022
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Parth Dhall covers sports news for NewsBytes. He has previously worked with Cricket Today and Follow Your Sport. In a career spanning over five years, Parth has written for several other publications, including IANS, The Statesman, Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
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