India made history by winning Thomas Cup 2022 final at Impact Arena in Bangkok . No Indian team has ever reached the final of the tournament in its 70-year history .
Bangkok (Thailand), May 15 : The Indian badminton team made history on Sunday by winning the Thomas Cup 2022 final at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, by 3-0 for their first appearance in the tournament.In its 70-year history, no Indian team has ever reached the final of the Thomas and Uber Cup.Indian men reached the Thomas Cup semi-finals in 1952, 1955, and 1979, while the womens team advanced to the Uber Cup top-four in 2014 and 2016 by finishing second in Group C after finishing second behind Chinese Taipei, where they qualified for the knockout stage, where they faced strong Malaysian and Danish teams in the quarter-finals and semifinals, respectively.Lakshya Sen took the first point for India after defeating Anthony Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21 But Lakshya Sen responded amazingly well in the second game to take the match to the decider, winning it 8-21, 21-17, and 21-16.In the second game of the tie, the Indonesian scratch pairing of Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo got off to a good start by winning the match 8-21, 21-17, and 21-16.Indians defeated Indonesias Jonatan Christie 21-15 in the third round of the tie and clinched the match and final by winning the second round 23-21.Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, and other Indians have all contributed to the tournament's success.