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Thomas and Uber Cup Live Broadcast: India at Thomas & Uber Cup: The Asian Games may have been postponed but badminton fans have plenty to cheer for as Thomas & Uber Cup is slated to begin on May 8 in Bangkok. Lakshya Sen and Srikanth Kidambi make India favourites for Thomas Cup while PV Sindhu is expected to star in Uber Cup. The premier badminton event will be live broadcast on Reliance Viacom’s new sports channel SPorts18. Follow all the live updates on InsideSport.IN

The tournaments will feature some of the top shuttlers in form of Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, Treesa Jolly, among others. Thomas & Uber Cups will be live-streamed on the Select VOOT app.

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India in Thomas and Uber Cup – Thomas Cup Groups-

Group A- Indonesia, Korea, Thailand & Singapore
Group B- Denmark, China, France & Algeria
Group C- Chinese Taipei, INDIA, Germany & Canada
Group D- Japan, Malaysia, England & USA

Uber Cup Groups

Group A- Japan, Indonesia, France & Germany
Group B- China, Chinese Taipei, Spain, Australia
Group C- Thailand, Denmark, Malaysia, Egypt
Group D- Korea, INDIA, Canada & USA

India’s teams for Thomas & Uber Cup

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Thomas Cup (Men’s team):

Singles

Lakshya Sen
Kidambi Srikanth
HS Prannoy
Priyanshu Rajawat

Doubles

Chirag Shetty & Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Dhruv Kapila & MR Arjun
Vishnu Vardhan Goud & Krishna Prasad Garaga

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Uber Cup (women’s):

Singles

PV Sindhu
Ashmitha Chaliha
Aakarshi Kashyap
Unnati Hooda

Doubles

Treeesa Jolly & Sikki Reddy
Ashwini Ponnappa
Tanisha Crasto
Shruti Mishra

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India in Thomas-Uber Cup – India has got a favourable and easy draws in both the Thomas and the Uber Cup.

Last year both the men’s and the women’s team from India, made a quarterfinal exit from the tournament.

This year, reaching the knockout stage shouldn’t be a hassle for both the teams

Sindhu, Sen, Srikanth and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj and Shetty were awarded direct entry into the squads for their world rankings inside Top-15.

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In the men’s singles, in-form shuttler HS Prannoy has also been included as part of the automatic selection for his consistent impressive recent form at the international circuit.

The lone remaining spot in the singles was won by Priyanshu Rajawat, who claimed the top spot in the men’s singles category, also made his way into the 10-men contingent.

In the men’s doubles, Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun as well as Vishnu Vardhan Goud &
Krishna Prasad Garaga qualified through the selection trials.

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In the women’s singles, apart from Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap and Ashmita Chaliha, made it to the singles squad after claiming first and second positions respectively in the Badminton selection trials.

14-year-old Unnati Hooda was awarded the fourth spot after she impressed in the selection trials by finishing third. She was selected ahead of the experienced Saina Nehwal, who gave the trials a miss.

Top-3 doubles pairs from the trials–Treesa Jolly-Gayatri P, N Sikki Reddy-Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto-Shruti Mishra made their way into the team.

DATES	SESSION TIMES	ROUNDS
May 8 – 11	(Morning) TBC (Afternoon) TBC (Evening) TBC	GROUP MATCHES
May 12	(Morning) TBC (Evening) TBC	ROUND OF 16 QUARTER FINALS & FURTHER GROUP PLAYS
May 13	(Morning) TBC	SEMIFINALS FINALS
May 14	(Morning) TBC	UBER CUP FINAL
May 15	(Morning) TBC	THOMAS CUP FINAL

The five team continental championships serve as qualifying events, with the four semifinalists each from Asia and Europe, and the champions from Africa, Oceania and Pan Am assured of qualification. Remaining spots in the final list of 16 will be based on team rankings.

Note: In case continental championships are not conducted, team ranking (cumulative points of top three singles and top two doubles) will decide the qualifiers.

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What do Thomas & Uber Cups signify?

The Thomas Cup is the prize awarded for the World Men’s Team Championships, while the Uber Cup is the prize for the World Women’s Team Championships.

Most titles

Indonesia are the most successful team in the Thomas Cup with 14 titles, while China are the most successful team in the Uber Cup with 15 titles.

Where to watch Thomas & Uber Cup 2022 LIVE Streaming?

Fans in India can watch the German Open 2022 LIVE on Voot Select. The LIVE streaming is also expected to be available on BWF’s official YouTube Channel, BWF TV.

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