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India will face Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals of Thomas Cup, as per the draw held by the Badminton World Federation in Horsens, Denmark, on Thursday.

India finished second behind defending champion China in Group A while Chinese Taipei topped Group C.

In the other last-eight fixtures, China will take on Malaysia, Thailand will be up against host Denmark while Japan will meet France.

India, the 2022 champion, started its campaign with a 4-1 victory over Canada before thrashing Australia 5-0 but it went down 2-3 to China in its last group-stage encounter.

Ayush Shetty, fresh off his runner-up finish at the Badminton Asia Championships, is in fine form and has won all three singles. However, India’s top singles player Lakshya Sen has suffered defeat twice – against Victor Lai (Canada) and Li Shi Feng (China). The doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will also enter the knockout stage after a heartbreaking 13-21, 21-13, 24-26 loss to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.

READ | China’s anti-corruption body probes badminton association chief

While the current Indian team has experienced shuttlers in Kidambi Srikanth and H. S. Prannoy, members of the squad which achieved a historic triumph four years ago, major responsibility will be on Lakshya, Ayush and Satwik-Chirag to take the team past a tough opponent in Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals on Friday.

The Chinese Taipei squad features World No. 6 Chou Tien Chen, World No. 8 Lin Chun-Yi and World No. 21 Chi Yu Jen as its top three singles players. Chun-Yi had beaten Lakshya in last month’s All England Open final.

Chinese Taipei also has Chia Hao Lee, the 2025 All England Open runner-up, as another option in singles. It’s first-choice doubles pair is Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi-lin while the second duo is Liu Kuang Heng and Yang Po Han.

In the group stage, Chinese Taipei began with a 5-0 win over Sweden. It squandered a 2-0 lead and lost to Korea. However, it not avoided elimination but ended up topping its group after beating Denmark 3-2 in its last tie in which Chi Yu Jen saved five match points to beat Ditlev Jaeger Holm 21-11, 9-11, 27-25 in the deciding singles.

Published on Apr 30, 2026

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India to face Chinese Taipei in Thomas Cup quarterfinals India will face Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals of Thomas Cup, as per the draw held by the Badminton World Federation in Horsens, Denmark, on Thursday.India finished second behind defending champion China in Group A while Chinese Taipei topped Group C.In the other last-eight fixtures, China will take on Malaysia, Thailand will be up against host Denmark while Japan will meet France.India, the 2022 champion, started its campaign with a 4-1 victory over Canada before thrashing Australia 5-0 but it went down 2-3 to China in its last group-stage encounter.Ayush Shetty, fresh off his runner-up finish at the Badminton Asia Championships, is in fine form and has won all three singles. However, India’s top singles player Lakshya Sen has suffered defeat twice – against Victor Lai (Canada) and Li Shi Feng (China). The doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will also enter the knockout stage after a heartbreaking 13-21, 21-13, 24-26 loss to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.READ | China’s anti-corruption body probes badminton association chiefWhile the current Indian team has experienced shuttlers in Kidambi Srikanth and H. S. Prannoy, members of the squad which achieved a historic triumph four years ago, major responsibility will be on Lakshya, Ayush and Satwik-Chirag to take the team past a tough opponent in Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals on Friday.The Chinese Taipei squad features World No. 6 Chou Tien Chen, World No. 8 Lin Chun-Yi and World No. 21 Chi Yu Jen as its top three singles players. Chun-Yi had beaten Lakshya in last month’s All England Open final.Chinese Taipei also has Chia Hao Lee, the 2025 All England Open runner-up, as another option in singles. It’s first-choice doubles pair is Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi-lin while the second duo is Liu Kuang Heng and Yang Po Han.In the group stage, Chinese Taipei began with a 5-0 win over Sweden. It squandered a 2-0 lead and lost to Korea. However, it not avoided elimination but ended up topping its group after beating Denmark 3-2 in its last tie in which Chi Yu Jen saved five match points to beat Ditlev Jaeger Holm 21-11, 9-11, 27-25 in the deciding singles.Published on Apr 30, 2026 #India #face #Chinese #Taipei #Thomas #Cup #quarterfinals

April 30, 2026

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India will face Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals of Thomas Cup, as per the draw held by the Badminton World Federation in Horsens, Denmark, on Thursday.
India finished second behind defending champion China in Group A while Chinese Taipei topped Group C.
In the other last-eight fixtures, China will take on Malaysia, Thailand will be up against host Denmark while Japan will meet France.
India, the 2022 champion, started its campaign with a 4-1 victory over Canada before thrashing Australia 5-0 but it went down 2-3 to China in its last group-stage encounter.
Ayush Shetty, fresh off his runner-up finish at the Badminton Asia Championships, is in fine form and has won all three singles. However, India’s top singles player Lakshya Sen has suffered defeat twice – against Victor Lai (Canada) and Li Shi Feng (China). The doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will also enter the knockout stage after a heartbreaking 13-21, 21-13, 24-26 loss to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.
READ | China’s anti-corruption body probes badminton association chief
While the current Indian team has experienced shuttlers in Kidambi Srikanth and H. S. Prannoy, members of the squad which achieved a historic triumph four years ago, major responsibility will be on Lakshya, Ayush and Satwik-Chirag to take the team past a tough opponent in Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals on Friday.
The Chinese Taipei squad features World No. 6 Chou Tien Chen, World No. 8 Lin Chun-Yi and World No. 21 Chi Yu Jen as its top three singles players. Chun-Yi had beaten Lakshya in last month’s All England Open final.
Chinese Taipei also has Chia Hao Lee, the 2025 All England Open runner-up, as another option in singles. It’s first-choice doubles pair is Chiu Hsiang Chieh and Wang Chi-lin while the second duo is Liu Kuang Heng and Yang Po Han.
In the group stage, Chinese Taipei began with a 5-0 win over Sweden. It squandered a 2-0 lead and lost to Korea. However, it not avoided elimination but ended up topping its group after beating Denmark 3-2 in its last tie in which Chi Yu Jen saved five match points to beat Ditlev Jaeger Holm 21-11, 9-11, 27-25 in the deciding singles.
Published on Apr 30, 2026

#India #face #Chinese #Taipei #Thomas #Cup #quarterfinals">India to face Chinese Taipei in Thomas Cup quarterfinals

India will face Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals of Thomas Cup, as per the draw held by the Badminton World Federation in Horsens, Denmark, on Thursday.

India finished second behind defending champion China in Group A while Chinese Taipei topped Group C.

In the other last-eight fixtures, China will take on Malaysia, Thailand will be up against host Denmark while Japan will meet France.

India, the 2022 champion, started its campaign with a 4-1 victory over Canada before thrashing Australia 5-0 but it went down 2-3 to China in its last group-stage encounter.

READ | China’s anti-corruption body probes badminton association chief

Published on Apr 30, 2026

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India will face Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals of Thomas Cup, as per the draw…

China’s top anti-corruption body said on Wednesday it was investigating the head of the country’s badminton association for “serious violations of discipline and law”.

Olympic gold medallist Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) and vice president of the Nanjing Sport Institute, has been placed “under disciplinary review”, it said on its website.

Jun is also being investigated by the Nantong Municipal Supervisory Commission in eastern Jiangsu province, the statement added.

The statement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission did not give details on why Zhang was being probed but said he was “suspected of serious violations of discipline and law”—a phrase commonly used in China when referring to corruption.

Since coming to power, President Xi Jinping has pushed to root out graft—an effort that has intensified in recent months.

Zhang Youxia, a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC)—China’s top military body headed by Xi—and a member of the Politburo, was placed under investigation in January.

Another Politburo official, Ma Xingrui, was probed too, Chinese state media reported in April.

Badminton chief Zhang Jun won two Olympic badminton mixed doubles gold medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games.

He joined the national team’s coaching staff after he retired in 2007, before becoming the CBA’s president in 2019.

Rumours had swirled when Zhang was not seen recently, with the hashtag “Badminton Association Chairman Zhang Jun Missing” garnering more than 55 million views on Weibo.

Published on Apr 29, 2026

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April 29, 2026

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China’s top anti-corruption body said on Wednesday it was investigating the head of the country’s badminton association for “serious violations of discipline and law”.
Olympic gold medallist Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) and vice president of the Nanjing Sport Institute, has been placed “under disciplinary review”, it said on its website.
Jun is also being investigated by the Nantong Municipal Supervisory Commission in eastern Jiangsu province, the statement added.
The statement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission did not give details on why Zhang was being probed but said he was “suspected of serious violations of discipline and law”—a phrase commonly used in China when referring to corruption.
Since coming to power, President Xi Jinping has pushed to root out graft—an effort that has intensified in recent months.
Zhang Youxia, a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC)—China’s top military body headed by Xi—and a member of the Politburo, was placed under investigation in January.
Another Politburo official, Ma Xingrui, was probed too, Chinese state media reported in April.
Badminton chief Zhang Jun won two Olympic badminton mixed doubles gold medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games.
He joined the national team’s coaching staff after he retired in 2007, before becoming the CBA’s president in 2019.
Rumours had swirled when Zhang was not seen recently, with the hashtag “Badminton Association Chairman Zhang Jun Missing” garnering more than 55 million views on Weibo.
Published on Apr 29, 2026

#Chinas #anticorruption #body #probes #badminton #association #chief">China’s anti-corruption body probes badminton association chief