On May 14, Beijing time, the 2022 Tangyou Cup Finals continued in Bangkok, Thailand, and the Indian team reached the final in the Thomas Cup. Facing European powerhouse Denmark, India reached the final with a 3-2 win over Denmark with victories over Ranki Reddy/Sheti, Srikans and Planoy.
Denmark are one of the favourites to win this year's Thomas Cup, and their biggest advantage is their outstanding singles strength. Axelsen is a big brother in today's badminton world, and Antonsen is also the strength of top players, in addition to them, WittingHas and Gemmke also have good strength. In terms of doubles, Denmark's strength and peak period have declined, but they still have good strength, and in the quarterfinals against South Korea, Denmark's double-double saved 3 match points and then reversed the win, which also became the key to their reversal and elimination of South Korea.
The overall strength of the Indian team is good, in addition to the veteran Srikans, Planoy and others in singles, Lakshya Sen has grown up very fast, and his help to the team is getting bigger and bigger. In doubles, the Indian team also has a good competitiveness, and can eliminate malaysia to advance to the final four, and the Indian team has proved its strength.
The first match was played between Axelsen and Lakshya-Sen, who had previously played each other six times, with Axelsen having the advantage of 5 wins and 1 loss. The two alternated leads as the first set began, with Axelsen scoring four consecutive points to back in the run at 6-8. Lakshya then closed the gap to one point on several occasions, and Axelsen quickly fought back to secure the lead, and then he seized the opportunity to score five consecutive points to establish an advantage, 21-13, he took the lead.
In the second set, Axelsen scored six consecutive points to extend the advantage after 6-4, and there was no suspense in the game after which Axelsen firmly controlled the situation, and he added to the icing on the cake 21-13, beating Lakshya 2-0 and Denmark taking a 1-0 lead.
The next double-double battle, India's Ranki Reddy/Shetty and Denmark's Astrup/Kristiansen battled for 1 hour and 18 minutes, and The Ranki Reddy/Shetty finally won 2-1 (21-18, 21-23, 22-20), and the Indian team chased the aggregate score to a draw.
India's veteran Srikans played for the team in the third game, he and Denmark's Antonsen battle for 1 hour and 20 minutes, Srikans after 4 draws in the decider to establish the advantage, he withstood Antonsen's counterattack to keep the lead to win the decider, he won 2-1 (21-18, 12-21, 21-15). India won 2-1 on aggregate.
Denmark saved the match point in the fourth match, Rasmussen/Sogaard had the upper hand in the two-double matchup, and it took them only 39 minutes to sweep India's Galaga/Pangara in two straight sets 21-14, 21-13, and Denmark chased the aggregate score to 2 draws.
In the decider, Plannoy and Gemk fought fiercely for 1 hour and 13 minutes, and After losing the first set, Plannoy turned the tables over, and he won two consecutive sets to beat Gemk 2-1 (13-21, 21-9, 21-12), and India narrowly defeated Denmark to reach the final.