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Thursday, Jul 3, 2025
Srikanth, seeded eighth in the BWF Super 500 tournament, won his first round match against Brice Leverdez of France 18-21, 21-10, 21-16 in 49 minutes.
The Indian men's badminton team, which won the prestigious Thomas Cup on Sunday, operated collaboratively in pursuit of a common objective just like a team competing in a relay race, says U Vimal Kumar.
Padukone has no doubt that the Thomas Cup triumph is Indian badminton's watershed moment and there is a need to capitalise and build on this stupendous success.
The 29-year-old from Thiruvananthapuram won India's decisive singles in quarterfinals and semifinals against superpowers Malaysia and Denmark.
India's historic win is a testimony to the squad's depth.
World Championships medallists Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and doubles players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy delivered when it mattered the most to stun the 14-time champions.
Despite suffering the injury after slipping on the front court while going for a return, Prannoy continued after taking a medical timeout to upset world No. 13 Rasmus Gemke 13-21, 21-9, 21-12 to secure India's historic win.
The Kerala shuttler defeated Rasmus Gemke 13-21, 21-9, 21-12 to register a 3-2 win over Denmark.
The Indian men are searching for their maiden medal in the tournament.
World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen started the proceeding with an easy 21-16, 21-13 win over world No. 64 Max Weisskirchen.
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