Thomas Cup 2026: India storm into quarterfinal after hammering Australia 5-0
Thomas Cup 2026: 2022 champions India beat Australia 5-0 in Horsens to book their Thomas Cup quarter-final place. The result kept them atop Group A and set up a table-deciding clash against China.
India stormed into the quarterfinals of Thomas Cup 2026, blanking Australia 5-0 in their second Group A tie in Horsens on Monday, April 27. The 2022 champions clinched the dominant win, days after beating Canada 4-1. India are now sitting pretty on top of the Group A table, closely followed by defending champions China.
Only two teams from each of the four groups will qualify for the final. India will next face top seeds China on Wednesday to decide the group winners. China had defeated Australia 5-0 and got the better of Canada 4-1 on Monday.
India lost to China in the quarterfinals in the last edition, but the former champions, who are hopeful of a strong show, will not meet the defending champions in the last-eight round in Horsens.
Aware that a victory against Australia would guarantee them a last eight spot, India made just one change to the team that defeated Canada, with HS Prannoy getting a match in place of Kidambi Srikanth.
Lakshya Sen, who lost to Canada's Victor Lai last week, began the team's march with a 21-14, 21-16 win over Ephraim Stephen Sam and Asian Championships silver medallist Ayush Shetty made it 2-0 by defeating Shrey Dhand 21-8, 21-6 in just 26 minutes.
Former Asian Champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then put the result beyond doubt, beating Rizky Hidayat and Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16.
Prannoy and the men's doubles pairing of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun then rounded off the scoreline with convincing victories.
Result: India beat Australia 5-0
Lakshya Sen bt Ephraim Stephen Sam 21-14, 21-16
- Ayush Shetty bt Shrey Dhand 21-8, 21-6
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty bt Rizky Hidayat/Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16
- HS Prannoy bt Rishi Honda Boopathy 21-11, 21-17
- Hariharan Amsakarunan/MR Arjun bt Andika Ramadiansyah/Sam 21-12, 21-10
India stormed into the quarterfinals of Thomas Cup 2026, blanking Australia 5-0 in their second Group A tie in Horsens on Monday, April 27. The 2022 champions clinched the dominant win, days after beating Canada 4-1. India are now sitting pretty on top of the Group A table, closely followed by defending champions China.
Only two teams from each of the four groups will qualify for the final. India will next face top seeds China on Wednesday to decide the group winners. China had defeated Australia 5-0 and got the better of Canada 4-1 on Monday.
India lost to China in the quarterfinals in the last edition, but the former champions, who are hopeful of a strong show, will not meet the defending champions in the last-eight round in Horsens.
Aware that a victory against Australia would guarantee them a last eight spot, India made just one change to the team that defeated Canada, with HS Prannoy getting a match in place of Kidambi Srikanth.
Lakshya Sen, who lost to Canada's Victor Lai last week, began the team's march with a 21-14, 21-16 win over Ephraim Stephen Sam and Asian Championships silver medallist Ayush Shetty made it 2-0 by defeating Shrey Dhand 21-8, 21-6 in just 26 minutes.
Former Asian Champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then put the result beyond doubt, beating Rizky Hidayat and Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16.
Prannoy and the men's doubles pairing of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun then rounded off the scoreline with convincing victories.
Result: India beat Australia 5-0
Lakshya Sen bt Ephraim Stephen Sam 21-14, 21-16
- Ayush Shetty bt Shrey Dhand 21-8, 21-6
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty bt Rizky Hidayat/Jack Yu 21-14, 21-16
- HS Prannoy bt Rishi Honda Boopathy 21-11, 21-17
- Hariharan Amsakarunan/MR Arjun bt Andika Ramadiansyah/Sam 21-12, 21-10
