India Assured of First-Ever Medal at Thomas Cup With HS Prannoy’s Quarterfinal Win Over Leong Jun Hao
India thus reached the semifinals for the first time in 43 years, having last made it to this stage in 1979. Having already guaranteed at least a medal, India would now take on either Korea or Denmark in the semifinals.
India assured their first-ever medal at the Thomas Cup with HS Prannoy's victory over Leong Jun Hao on Thursday, May 11. Prannoy defeated Jun Hao 21-13 21-8 in the deciding quarterfinal after things were levelled 2-2 after the completion of the singles and doubles games. India defeated Malaysia 3-2 to make it to the last four. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bought India back into the tie following Lakshya Sen's defeat. Kidambi Srikanth then secured a win in his singles' title.
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