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  The 2024 Thomas Cup will be a big team event that comprises 3 singles and 2 doubles matches. It would serve as a great preparation for all the players for the Paris Olympics. India stunned the badminton World as they became the champions of the Thomas Cup beating the likes of Malaysia, Denmark, and Indonesia to win the biggest team championship ever for the first time. Indian team qualified directly being the title holders last time. China made it into the tournament as being host. The tournament will see a total of 16 teams divided into four groups. After the league stage, the top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals. Indian team would look to defend their title which would be not easy this time. The draws for the prestigious event were held on 22 nd March 2024. The teams were selected based on World Team rankings on 20 th Feb. China, Denmark, Indonesia, and Japan were selected in Pot 1. Pot 2 comprised Chinese Taipei, India, Malaysia, and South Kor...

  Rajasthan Royals registered their third successive win of the tournament with a resounding win over Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 1 st April 2024. RR captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Trent Boult got wickets of Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir off successive deliveries to leave the hosts in trouble. Boult struck again dismissing Brevis to leave MI in deep trouble. Burger was included in the playing XI got rid of Kishan with a simple catch to Samson leaving the hosts struggling. Hardik Pandya showed intent to put pressure on RR bowling, especially Burger. At the end of the first six overs, MI made 46 for 4. After the field restrictions, Pandya showed intent with some lovely strokes that kept the momentum going for MI.   At the end of the first timeout, MI ended at 59 for 4. Yuzvendra Chahal got an important breakthrough by dismissing Pandya with a good catch by Powell at long-on. Pandya and Tilak Varma add...

  Lakshya Sen produced a stunning effort to beat Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in three thrilling games during the quarterfinals of the All-England Badminton Championship 2024 played in Birmingham on 15 th March 2024. The Indian began the first game on an aggressive note taking a 5-1 lead. Sen looked in control with drop shots that put Malaysian off guard. Lee made a strong comeback to put pressure on Lakshya. Sen showed his skills by taking an 11-7 lead at the mid-game break. After the break, Lee made a strong comeback with some lovely smashes and leveled the score at 12-12. The match ebbed and flowed as Lee took a 20-17 lead before Sen saved three match points to level the scores at 20-20. Lee held onto his nerves to win the first game at 22-20. It was a shaky start for Lakshya Sen as he committed a few unforced errors. After the initial stages, Sen took 5 wickets in succession to take the lead. Both players fought for each point, but the Indian had an 11-9 lead at the mid-game br...

  It was a superb outing as Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles pair qualified for the semi-finals with contrasting wins in the Super 750 French Open played in Paris on 8 th March 2024. Satwik/Chirag Shetty dominated as they won in two straight games against Thailand pair Jomkoh and Kedren. The first game was a closely fought encounter before Satwik/Chirag won the first game by 21-19. Indian pairing looked in complete control with their shots and won it easily by 21-13 to move into the semi-finals. They will face the Korean pair of Kang Min Hyuk and Seo. Lakshya Sen fought I hard in three sets to defeat Loh Kiean Yew of Singapore. The first game was a closely fought affair with both players fighting for each point. Loh won it by 21-19 scoreline. The second game saw Lakshya Sen producing a dominating display of play putting the Singapore player under pressure. Sen won the second game by a 21-15 scoreline. Sen came up with another superb display of badminton, winning the decider...

  The Indian Shuttlers had a great day with most of them making it into the quarterfinals of the Super 750 French Open played in France on 7 th March 2024. PV Sindhu proved her worth with a three-set win over Zhang of the United States of America. The first game saw the Indian struggling before losing the first game easily at 13-21. Sindhu struggled initially in the second game before showing her class putting the USA player under pressure. She played some lovely smashes that kept her on the front foot, winning the second game easily at 21-10.   The third game also started decently for both players before Sindhu showed her class winning it easily by 21-14 to move into the quarterfinals. She will play Chen Yufei of China. The women’s doubles pairing of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stunned World number 7 Fukushima and Hirota in two straight games. It was a great performance by the Indian pair winning by 21-18, 21-13. Indian pair had to fight in the first game before...

  It was a good outing for the Indian Shuttlers as Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu moved into the second round of the Super 750 French Open played in Paris on 6 th March 2024. Kidambi Srikanth stunned Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in three grueling games. The Indian showed his class putting the opponent under immense pressure with smashes and drop shots. At the mid-game interval, Srikanth led 11-7. After the mid-game interval, it was one-way traffic for Srikanth winning the first comfortably at 21-15. The second game saw both players fighting for each point initially before Srikanth showed his class taking an 11-8 lead at the break. After the break, Chou made a strong comeback to take 3 points in succession to level it at 11-11. Both players showed their fighting spirit before Chou held onto his nerves, winning by 22-20. It was a closely fought start initially in the third game before an injury happened to Chou. Srikanth took the advantage and had a commanding lead at the ...

  The Indian Shuttlers had a brilliant outing as they moved into the second round of the Super 750 French Open played in Paris on 5 th March 2024. Satwik/Chirag Shetty produced a dominating performance registering a commanding win over Ong Y S and Teo E Y of Malaysia in straight games. The Indian pair showed their class in the first game winning by 21-13. Both pairs fought for each point in the second game as the Indian pairing held onto their nerves to win by 24-22 to move into the next round. They will face Man W C and Tee K W of Malaysia. The women’s doubles saw Tressa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand defeat their counterparts Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa in three games. The first game saw Tanisha and Ashwini Ponnappa prove their worth winning by 21-16. Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand showed fighting spirit to win the game with a scoreline of 21-19. The third and deciding encounter saw Jolly and Gayatri showing their abilities to win by 21-17 to move into the second roun...