Sudirman Cup Finals 2025: Tanisha-Shruti win but India Go Down 1-4 Against Denmark

IANS April 27, 2025 217 views

Team India faced a challenging start in the Sudirman Cup Finals against Denmark, losing 1-4 in their Group D opener. The women's doubles pair Tanisha Crasto and Shruti Mishra provided a bright spot with their impressive victory. PV Sindhu showed glimpses of her former brilliance but couldn't secure a win against Line Kjaersfeldt. The team now looks forward to their next match against Indonesia, hoping to bounce back strongly.

"We fought hard despite injury challenges" - Unnamed Team India Source
New Delhi, April 27: Women's doubles combination of Tanisha Crasto and Shruti Mishra came up with an impressive win, but injury-hit Team India could not avoid a 1-4 loss against the formidable Denmark in their Group D opener in the BWF Sudirman Cup FInals 2025 in Xiamen, China on Sunday.

Key Points

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Tanisha-Shruti clinch impressive women's doubles win

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PV Sindhu narrowly loses against Line Kjaersfeldt

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India set to face Indonesia next

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Dhruv Kapila mixed doubles defeat early setback

With India missing the services of their first-choice men's and women's doubles combinations, they needed the bench strength to step up. Up stepped Tanisha and Shruti, showing what they are capable of with a 21-13, 21-18 win over Natasia Anthonisen and Alexandra Boje in the last rubber.

Earlier, former world champion PV Sindhu came closest to bagging another point for India against Line Kjaersfeldt. The 29-year-old showed glimpses of her old self as she took the lead in both games, but could not maintain the momentum and lost narrowly 20-22, 21-23.

The tie began with mixed doubles, where India's Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crato faced opponents Jesper Toft and Amalie Magelund. Dhruv and Tanisha started strong but went down 13-21, 14-21 in straight games, giving Denmark the early advantage.

Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy, then, took the fight to Anders Antonsen in the men's singles rubber, but ended up on the wrong end of the 15-21, 16-21 score line.

India will now look to bounce back in their next Sudirman Cup tie against Asian heavyweights Indonesia, which will be played on Court 1 of the Fenghuang Gymnasium on Tuesday.

Results:

India 1-4 Denmark: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto lost to Jesper Toft/Amalie Magelund 13-21, 14-21; HS Prannoy lost to Anders Antonsen 15-21, 16-21; Hariharan Amsakarunan/R Ruban Kumar lost to Kim Astrup/Anders Rasmussen 7-21, 4-21; PV Sindhu lost to Line Kjaersfeldt 20-22, 21-23; Tanisha Crasto/Shruti Mishra bt Natasia Anthonisen/Alexandra Boje 21-13, 21-18

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Tanisha and Shruti were absolute fire today! 🔥 Their coordination was on point and they played with so much confidence. Proud of our girls for getting that win against tough opponents! #BadmintonIndia
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Priya M.
Sindhu's match was heartbreaking to watch. She was so close in both games! 😔 Hope she regains her top form soon. The team needs her at her best against Indonesia.
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Arjun S.
Respectful criticism: Our men's doubles performance was disappointing. 7-21 and 4-21 is not acceptable at this level. The coaching staff needs to work on their net play and defense urgently.
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Shreya P.
The scoreline doesn't tell the full story - we were competitive in most matches despite missing key players. With Satwik-Chirag and our main women's doubles pair, this could've been different. Keep fighting Team India! 🇮🇳
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Vikram J.
Prannoy tried his best against world-class Antonsen. The score doesn't reflect how close some rallies were. Our bench players getting this exposure will help in long run. On to the next one!
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Neha R.
That women's doubles win gives me hope! Tanisha is proving to be such a versatile player - mixed and women's doubles in same tie. Shruti's smashes were 👌 Hope they keep this momentum against Indonesia!

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