Thomas Uber Cup LIVE – India in Thomas Uber Cup: The much awaited Thomas & Uber Cup is all set to begin on 8th May at Bangkok, Thailand. The team event for men and women will feature teams from almost all the nations that are members of the BWF (Badminton World Federation). The tournament will be held once every two years and this year marks the 32nd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 29th edition of the Uber Cup. Follow Thomas & Uber Cup 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Thomas & Uber Cup: Draws, Schedule, Squad, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about Thomas & Uber Cup 2022
Thomas Cup is the tournament for the men and Uber Cup is for the women. This will be the third time, Thomas Cup will be hosted by Thailand and the second time, Uber Cup will be held in the nation.
The last event took place in October last year in Aarhus, Denmark. It was originally scheduled to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Defending champions
Thomas Cup – Indonesia
Uber Cup – China
Thomas & Uber Cup 2022 Schedule
Group Stage- 8 May to 11 May
Quarterfinals – 12 May
Semifinals – 13 May
Final – 15 May
Thomas & Uber Cup Draws – 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
India in Thomas Cup
In the Thomas Cup, 16 teams are divided into four groups with four teams each and India is placed in Group C that has Chinese Taipei, Germany, and Canada.
India in Uber Cup
In the Uber Cup, too 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams each and India is placed in Group D alongside South Korea, Canada and the United States.
India’s teams for Thomas & Uber Cup
Thomas Cup
Singles
Lakshya Sen
Kidambi Srikanth
HS Prannoy
Priyanshu Rajawat
Doubles
Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj
Dhruv Kapila
MR Arjun
Vishnu Vardhan Goud
Krishna Prasad Garaga
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.
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.
Uber Cup
Singles
PV Sindhu
Ashmitha Chaliha
Aakarshi Kashyap
Unnati Hooda
Doubles
Treeesa Jolly
Gayatri Gopichand
Sikki Reddy
Ashwini Ponnappa
Tanisha Crasto
Shruti Mishra
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 ol 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.
Thomas & Uber Cup: Draws, Schedule, Squad, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about Thomas & Uber Cup 2022
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.
Thomas & Uber Cup: Draws, Schedule, Squad, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about Thomas & Uber Cup 2022
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