: Meet the Champions of Badminton Who Just Created History at Thomas Cup #IndiaNEWS #Badminton Defeating a 14-time champion in any game is an arduous task. But can it be done by a team appearing in

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Meet the Champions of Badminton Who Just Created History at Thomas Cup #IndiaNEWS #Badminton
Defeating a 14-time champion in any game is an arduous task. But can it be done by a team appearing in the event for the first time? Team India did just that in the Thomas Cup 2022, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Indian men’s badminton team created history and made the country proud on Sunday, after beating Indonesia. Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and Doubles players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were the players on the Indian side.
Prior to the finals the team defeated Malaysia and Denmark.
The Thomas Cup is considered to be the world cup of shuttle badminton. Even though India has never attended the Thomas Cup before, the experience of all the players in other International tournaments aided in the success.
Remarkably, “Kidambi Srikanth outclassed Asian Games gold medallist Jonatan Christie 21-15 23-21 in 48 minutes to seal the historic victory,� reports Livemint.
According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, Srikanth, who trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, currently ranks 11. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (2018) and the Arjuna Award (2015). The player, in April 2018, was ranked as world number one by the BWF.
In a virtual press meet held after the victory, Srikanth said, I will rate this as one of my biggest wins and I am happy that everyone played extremely well. I dont think this is one individuals win, it is about all 10 players. Everyone stepped up when it mattered. �
A gold medallist in the 2018 Asian Junior Championship, Lakshya Sen’s highest and latest ranking is 9. The 20-year-old gave India a 1-0 lead in the Thomas Cup final at one stage. “I’m happy that I pulled out a win in the third game. In the closing stages, I was really nervous and I was trying to control it with deep breaths, reports IANS.
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were the double players of the tournament. The duo is India’s first mens doubles pair to be ranked with a career-high 7th position.
“An emphatic Chirag Shetty took off his jersey and flung it hard into the stands to mark the historic occasion with an iconic shirtless celebration,� reported Times Now.

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