Thomas Cup 2024 Finals: Results from Day 1
Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 Finals have started, and the results from Day 1 are in as we bring you the latest updates from Chengdu, China.
The 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup, officially known as TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2024, will be the 33rd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 30th edition of the Uber Cup.
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India began to defend their titles with a defeat as Kunlavut Vitidsarn edged Prannoy H.S. in a tight match. However, it was all that Thailand could do as the reigning champions outclassed the rest of the Group C’s clashes to eventually win 4-1.
Meanwhile, Malaysia or Denmark faced no obstacles as their aces, such as Vicktor Axelsen or Lee Zii Jia, cruised past their opponents.
Day 1 Results
Group D
Malaysia 5-0 Hong Kong China
- Men’s Singles: Lee Zii Jia beat Lee Cheuk Yiu 21-18, 21-18
- Men’s Doubles: Aaron Chia/ Soh Wooi Yik beat Law Cheuk Him/ Yeung SHing Choi 21-16, 21-12
- Men’s Singles: Leong Jun Hao beat Ng Ka Long Angpus 17-21, 21-12, 21-15
- Men’s Doubles: Goh Sze Fei/ Nur Izzuddin beat Lee Chun Hei Reginald/ Tang Chun Man 21-19, 21-18
- Men’s Singles: Hoh Justin beat Chan Yin Chak, 21-17, 19-21, 21-17
Denmark 5-0 Algeria
- Men’s Singles: Vicktor Axelsen beat Adel Hamek 21-5, 21-6
- Men’s Singles: Anders Antonsen beat Youcef Medel 21-13, 21-12
- Men’s Singles: Rasmus Gemke beat Mohamed Belarbi 21-4, 21-4
- Men’s Doubles: Kim Astrup/ Anders Rasmussen beat Kocelia Mammerdi/ Youcef Medel 21-12, 21-10
- Men’s Doubles: Ramus Kjaer/ Frederik Sogaard beat Mohamed Belarbi/ Adel Hamek 21-6, 21-7
Group A
Korea 5-0 Canada
- Men’s Singles: Jeon Hyeok Jin beat Brian Yang 21-11, 21-5
- Men’s Doubles: Kang Min Hyuk/ Seo Seung Jae beat Dong Adam/ Nyl Yakura 21-14, 21-16
- Men’s Singles: Cho Geonyeop beat Victor Lai 21-14, 21-16
- Men’s Doubles: Ki Dong Ju/ Kim Won Ho beat Kevin Lee/ Ty Alexander Lindeman 21-15, 21-17
- Men’s Singles: Seung Hoon Woo beat Imran Wadia 21-13, 21-8
China 5-0 Australia
- Men’s Singles: Shi Yu Qi beat Ricky Tang 21-3, 21-13
- Men’s Singles: Li Shi Feng beat Jacob Schueler 21-11, 21-12
- Men’s Doubles: Liang Wei Keng/ Wang Chang beat Kenneth Hooi Choo/ Huaidong Tang 21-15, 21-7
- Men’s Singles: Lu Guang Zu beat Jack Yu 21-10, 21-11
- Men’s Doubles: Liu Yu Cheng/ Ou Xuan Yi beat Ricky Tang/ Rayne Wang 21-9, 21-6
Group C
Indonesia 5-0 England
- Men’s Singles: Anthony Ginting beat Harry Huang 21-8, 21-15
- Men’s Doubles: Fajar Alfian/ Muhammad Rian beat Ben Lane/ Sean Vendy 21-18, 21-12
- Men’s Singles: Jonatan Christie beat Nadeem Dalvi 21-16, 21-12
- Men’s Doubles: Muhammad Firki/ Bagas Maulana beat Callum Hemming/ Ethan Van Leeuwen 16-21, 21-14, 21-13
- Men’s Singles: Alwi Fahan beat Cholan Kayan 21-15, 21-12
India 4-1 Thailand
- Men’s Singles: Kunlavut Vitidsarn beat Prannoy H.S 22-20, 21-14
- Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj/ Chirag Shetty beat Peeratchai Sukphun/ Pakkapon Teeraratsakul 21-19, 19-21, 21-12
- Men’s Singles: Lakhsya Sen beat Panit Teeraratsakul 21-12, 19-21, 21-16
- Men’s Doubles: M.R. Arjun/ Dhruv Kapila beat Tanadon Punpanich/ Wachirawit Sothon 21-19, 21-15
- Men’s Singles: Kidambi Srikanth beat Saran Jamsri 21-19, 21-5