Horsens (Denmark), April 29 -- Indian men's team finished second in Group A after their spirited effort was not enough to beat defending champions China in their last round robin clash of the Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 here on Wednesday.
Having beaten Canada and Australia in their earlier group clashes, both India and China were assured of a quarterfinal berth and the face-off on Wednesday was to determine the group winners, which China ultimately won 3-2.
Lakshya Sen and men's doubles combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had their chances but they faltered in the decider.
Sen went down 19-21, 21-8, 12-21 against former All England champion Li Shi Feng while Satwik-Chirag saved five match points before going down 13-21, 2...