India wins first Thomas Cup title, beats Indonesia 3-0

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Category : Sports Published on: May 17 2022

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India won its maiden Thomas Cup title beating 14-time champion Indonesia 3-0 in the final in Bangkok.
World championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen defeated Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 in the first men's singles to give India a 1-0 lead.
India had never reached the final of the Thomas and Uber Cup in the tournament's 73-year-long history, but the Indian men not only broke the drought but went a step ahead and became only the 6th nation after China, Indonesia, Japan, Denmark, and Malaysia to win the Thomas Cup title.
India had previously reached the semifinals of the Thomas Cup in 1952, 1955 and 1979.