Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Leads Denmark to Their First Ever Thomas Cup Victory in 67 Years
May 23, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Thomas CupIn one of the classiest results of a Thomas Cup final, Denmark defeated 13-time winners Indonesia and made history. Since the inception of the tournament in 1949, Denmark had reached the final on 8 occasions but always failed to cross the last hurdle. They reversed the trend on Sunday by getting their act together. It […]
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China Beat India Meet Korea for Uber Cup Title for Thomas Cup Indonesia Face Denmark
May 21, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Saina Nehwal, Thomas Cup, Uber CupIndian stars did their best but lost both singles and a doubles match to China. Saina Nehwal lost to Li Xuerui, PV Sindhu lost to Wang Shixian and Jwala Gutta/N Sikki Ready went down tamely to the Chinese pair of Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei. The 3-0 triumph took China to the Uber Cup final and on […]
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Ruthvika Takes India to Uber Cup Semifinals by Winning the Crucial Singles against Thailand
May 20, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, badminton world, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Ruthvika Shivani, Thomas Cup, Uber CupIndia’s semifinal berth in Uber Cup came from an altogether unexpected quarter. In Thursday’s quarterfinal tie against Thailand, India suffered an early setback, when Saina Nehwal lost to Ratchanok Intanon in straight games. Though PV Sindhu and the doubles team of Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa gave India a 2-1 lead, there was no guarantee of India […]
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Poor Prospects for India Made Poorer With Kidambi Srikanth Pulling Out of Thomas Cup
May 13, 2016 R K Gupta
Badminton, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal, Thomas CupIndia have never won either the Thomas Cup or the Uber Cup, the two major badminton events branded as the world’s Premier Team Championships for men and women. In world badminton too, India’s exploits have come only in the men and women singles. After Prakash Padukone, Syed Modi and P Gopichand in the earlier decades, […]
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Contrasting draws for Men and Women in Thomas, Uber Cup
March 22, 2016 Abhishek Das
Badminton, BWF, Indian Badminton, Indian Sport News, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, World BadmintonIndia were placed in a relatively easy group in the women’s section but the men’s team did not prove as lucky as their female peers at the draw for the prestigious Thomas and Uber Cup Finals badminton tournament that was held in Kunshan on Monday. In the men’s section — the Thomas Cup — the […]
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Historical Japanese Victory in Thomas Cup but Chinese Women Defend Uber Cup
May 27, 2014 R K Gupta
Badminton, Japan, Thomas CupThomas Cup for men and Uber Cup for women are the world’s most prestigious team championship events in badminton. While Thomas Cup was first staged in 1948-49, the inaugural Uber Cup was held 1956-57. Since 1984, these events have been held at common venues biennially among member nations of the Badminton World Federation, the international […]
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Japan Break Chinese Hegemony in Thomas Cup and Beat India to Enter Uber Cup Final
May 24, 2014 R K Gupta
Badminton, Thomas Cup, Uber CupJapan ended China’s 10-year old stranglehold in Thomas Cup and also entered the Uber Cup Final after a fighting display against India. The winners of 9 Thomas Cup titles since 2004 succumbed to Japanese pressure in the semifinal at New-Delhi’s Siri Fort Complex. Chinese women, however, saved the day for the world’s no. 1 badminton […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANNOY H. S. | 62,410 |
| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |