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Prannoy wins decider against Denmark to steer India to historic Thomas Cup final

HS Prannoy produced a lion-hearted effort in the decisive fifth match as the Indian men's badminton team scripted history by reaching the title clash of the Thomas Cup Final for the first time ever with a 3-2 victory over Denmark in an edge-of-the-seat semifinals. Indian team, which never went past the semifinals after 1979, showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came from a match down to outwit the 2016 champions.

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The Indian men's badminton team scripted a memorable 3-2 win over Malaysia to enter the semi-finals of Thomas Cup for the first time in 43 years. India is thus assured of at least a bronze at the Thomas Cup. The country has not won a medal at the event since 1979. India had bagged three bronze in the past when they reached inter-zonal finals. However, it is the first time since the change in the qualifying format that the country won a medal at the prestigious tournament. Lakshya Sen will face off against world No.1 Victor Axelsen in the first match, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Kim Astrup and Mathias Christiansen in the second game. In the third game, Kidambi Srikanth will be up against world No. 3 Anders Antonsen. In the final match of the day, HS Prannoy will take on Rasmus Gemke.