India thrash Chinese Taipei 3-0 to enter Thomas Cup semifinals, confirm medal

India blanked Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the Thomas Cup quarterfinals to enter the semifinals and assure a medal in the competition.

New Delhi: India produced a dominant display to thrash Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the Thomas Cup 2026 on Friday. Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty won their respective singles matches, while the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched their doubles game to propel India into the semifinals of the prestigious competition.

Lakshya saved two match points to beat world no.6 Chou Tien Chen in a marathon clash. The ace Indian shuttler defeated Chou 18-21, 22-20, 21-17 in a match that lasted one hour and 28 minutes. Lakshya went down in the first game after a close fight, but responded strongly in the second despite being........

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