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India advances to Thomas Cup final Xinhua News Agency
In the Thomas Cup badminton match in Bangkok last night, India beat Denmark 3-2 and Japan lost 2-3 to defending champion Indonesia. The Indian badminton men’s team has become the dark horse of this soup cup with the rise of singles newcomers.
In yesterday’s game, Tokyo Olympic champion Axelsen scored a point for the Danish team, and he defeated Indian star Lakshya 21-13.
The second men’s doubles match was fiercely contested. Reddy/Shetty fought fiercely for 1 hour and 18 minutes to win 21-18, 21-23, 22-20 over Estrup/Christiansen.
In the second singles contest between the two sides, Sri Kanter scored another point for the Indian team, he defeated world No. 3 Antonsen 21-18, 12-21, 21-15.
Although Denmark’s Rasmussen/Solgard defeated Galaga/Pangara 2-0, the Indians won again in the fifth men’s singles match. Planoy won 13-21, 21-9, 21-12 The reversal defeated Gemke, and the Indian team overturned the Danish team with a big score of 3 to 2.
In the other semi-final, the former world number one Japanese star Kento Momota was still in poor form. In the first game, he lost to Indonesia’s Ginting 1-2. The scores of the three games were 13-21, 21-14 and 12. than 21.
In the second doubles match, the two sides played inextricably, Indonesia’s Ashan/Sukamuyo defeated Bogi Takuro/Kobayashi Yugo 2-1 (22-20, 8-21, 24-22), and the Indonesian team won the total score Expanded to 2 to 0.
Japan pulled back two points in the next second single and second double. Nishimoto beat Christie 22-20, 21-13, while Koga/Watanabe Yuta defeated Alfian/Aldianto 21-14, 13-21, 21-18.
In the third singles match that decided the outcome, the Indonesian team had the upper hand. Shesar won 21-17, 21-11 in straight sets, defeating Kodai Naraoka, and the Indonesian team defeated the Japanese team 3-2 to advance to the final. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wang Zhiling)
