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"Hope This Will Take Them To Next Level": Badminton Doubles Coach Mathias Boe On India's Thomas Cup Win
India's men's badminton team had to wait for the longest time to win a Thomas Cup title and this wait came to an end last Sunday, when the contingent defeated 14-time champions Indonesia to win a gold medal at the event for the very first time. In the final, Lakshya Sen, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Kidambi Srikanth were at their best and India sealed the contest within the first three matches. Doubles coach Mathias Boe witnessed history from close quarters and in a conversation with NDTV, he opened up on his training methods and how this win will help Chirag and Satwik going ahead.
"Hope This Will Take Them To Next Level": Badminton Doubles Coach Mathias Boe On India's Thomas Cup Win
India's men's badminton team had to wait for the longest time to win a Thomas Cup title and this wait came to an end last Sunday, when the contingent defeated 14-time champions Indonesia to win a gold medal at the event for the very first time. In the final, Lakshya Sen, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Kidambi Srikanth were at their best and India sealed the contest within the first three matches. Doubles coach Mathias Boe witnessed history from close quarters and in a conversation with NDTV, he opened up on his training methods and how this win will help Chirag and Satwik going ahead.
Singapore's Peter Gilchrist and Alex Puan win English billiards doubles gold
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In India we put a great honour on a pedestal, I want Satwik & Chirag at practice sessions every day & want to challenge them, says India's doubles coach Mathias Boe
Mathias Boe knows what it takes to win the Thomas Cup. He had done it all in 2016. But in the chair as India's doubles coach, sitting a few feet away from Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty up against four match points in the Thomas Cup final in Bangkok last Sunday, Mathias was doing his best to wear a poker face. "I was trying to stay calm and not look like we have lost" is how the 2012 Olympics silver medallist from Denmark summed up his emotions, while talking to TimesofIndia.com. Mathias has lived through what Satwik and Chirag scripted in those 73 minutes, which involved a miraculous recovery. In 2010, at the All England doubles final, the Dane was at the other side of it, alongside partner Carsten Mogensen. They squandered four match points before losing the fight for the title against their compatriots -- Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen. Mathias could, hence, empathise with the Indonesians - Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sukamuljo - who couldn't convert any of those four match points. He termed it as a "miracle" at the hands of some steely resolve from the Indians that turned the doubles match on its head for a 2-0 lead in the final, which was turned into a title-clinching 3-0 scoreline by Kidambi Srikanth an hour later.
'Our Bond Is Very Special': Satwiksairaj On His Doubles Partner Chirag Shetty
After their historic win in Thomas Cup 2022 on Sunday, Indian shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lavished praise on his bond with Chirag Shetty. Indian badminton team created history on Sunday as they lifted the Thomas Cup trophy for the very first time. Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty survived four match points to come back and snatch the win in the second game, 23-21.
Davis Cup: Yuki Bhambri an exceptional match player, Divij Sharan brings great doubles acumen to the team, says former coach Aditya Sachdeva
Aditya Sachdeva has been grooming future stars of Indian tennis for over the last two decades now. The list of his illustrious wards includes names like Yuki Bhambri, Karman Kaur Thandi, Divij Sharan, and Vijayant Malik. Besides noteworthy international successes, Sachdeva’s students have also regularly represented the country in the prestigious Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup (former Federation Cup) tournaments. Sachdeva calls Yuki and Divij exceptional match players. Sachdeva, who began coaching in the year 2000 and is currently the technical director of RoundGlass Tennis Academy in Chandigarh, passionate about doing his bit for the nation by consistently producing tennis players who can break into the top 100 of the world rankings. He is now looking forward to the India-Norway Davis Cup clash. The Indian team had defeated Denmark 4-0 in the play-offs at home last month and are scheduled to face Norway (away tie) on September 16-17 or 17-18.
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