India became the
Thomas Cup champions for the first time on Sunday after beating Indonesia in the final in Bangkok. In the gold medal match,
India blanked 14-time winners Indonesia 3-0. #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
In the best-of-five final tie,
Lakshya Sen won the first match for India by beating Anthony Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-16.
The doubles pair of
Chirag Shetty and
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy came from behind to make it 2-0 by beating Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 18-21, 23-21, 21-19.
Kidambi Srikanth won the decisive match by beating Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21.
This is the first time India was playing in the final of the Thomas Cup. Their previous best at the tournament was a
bronze in 1979, 1955 and 1952.
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