Badminton Asia Championships runners-up Ayush Shetty and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty recorded remarkable wins to give India an unassailable 4-1 lead against Canada in their opening Thomas Cup Finals group tie on Friday.
The day began with world No. 4 Lakshya Sen’s spirited effort ending in an 18-21, 21-19, 21-10 loss to world No. 13 Victor Lai to give Canada the lead. However, the pairing of Satwik and Chirag leveled the tie with a dominant 21-10 21-11 win over Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai and Kevin Lee.
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Published on:
24 Apr 2026 16:26 IST
