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Thomas Cup 2018, Group A: India vs China, Live match updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedMay 22, 2018 22:06 IST

China def India 5-0

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22:06 (IST)22 MAY 2018

And with that, we have arrived at the end of our live coverage. Do join us tomorrow for the live coverage of India's Uber Cup tie vs Japan.

Goodbye!

22:05 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Also kudos to Sai Praneeth and the pair of Arun George and Sanyam Shukla for taking a game each off their respective Chinese opponents.

It wasn't a day to remember for India as they now exit the Thomas and Uber Cup 2018, but surely they will work on the positives that they got from this tie.

22:03 (IST)22 MAY 2018

In both the meetings so far, Sen managed to take a game off the great Lin Dan.

That itself says how much talent he has. He needs work on his endurance level. It will surely get better as he matures further.

Sen is definitely one to watch.

22:00 (IST)22 MAY 2018

China complete the whitewash 5-0.

21:58 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Dan gets the next two points as well.

He wraps up the win!

It's 16-21, 21-9, 21-8 to Dan

21:56 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Sen dives into the court in an exceptional attempt at defending. But Lin gets the point, anyway.

It's 19-8 to Lin

21:55 (IST)22 MAY 2018

It's 18-8 to Dan now as Sen is slowly fading away

21:53 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Big forehand smash into the corner by Sen!

He now trails 7-15

21:52 (IST)22 MAY 2018

It's 13-6 to the former World No. 1

21:49 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Great retrieving by Sen but Dan has the last laught at the net.

Dan up 11-4 at the time of the midgame break.

21:47 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Sen still has a long way to go if he wants to catch up with the Chinese.

He is now 2-9 down

21:44 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Dan is alternating between deft touches and big smashes to keep Sen guessing.

He is up 5-1

21:43 (IST)22 MAY 2018

It's a 3-0 lead for the Chinese in Game 3

21:38 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Dan takes the second game 21-9

21:38 (IST)22 MAY 2018

11 game points for Dan

21:38 (IST)22 MAY 2018

19-9

No stopping the great Dan

21:37 (IST)22 MAY 2018

It's a big 10-point lead for Dan now.

18-8

21:35 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Sen is looking powerless to stop the Dan barrage.

He trails 7-13

21:34 (IST)22 MAY 2018

At the midgame interval, Lin is up 11-7

21:32 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Sen is trying his best to counter the Dan attack but is unable to do so.

6-10 he trails

21:31 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The Chinese has gone up to 9-4 now.

More power, more attack. 

21:28 (IST)22 MAY 2018

It's a much better start from Lin Dan in Game 2.

5-2 he leads

21:23 (IST)22 MAY 2018

And Sen takes the first game 21-16.

21:22 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Game points for the Indian

20-16

21:22 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The Chinese can't control his errors and that has allowed Sen to go up to 19-16.

21:21 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The great Chinese has fought back to 15-17, but it is pretty impressive from the young Indian so far.

21:18 (IST)22 MAY 2018

But Sen has gone up to 15-11 through some great placement.

21:17 (IST)22 MAY 2018

Lin Dan has fought back to 10-12 now

21:14 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The teen is up 11-7 heading into the midgame break.

21:14 (IST)22 MAY 2018

They met just a few weeks back at the New Zealand Open. Sen took a game there. Can he do the same or perform even better today?

21:13 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The 16-year-old is showing a variety of shots and has gone up to 9-5 over the mighty Chinese.

21:11 (IST)22 MAY 2018

In the final rubber of the tie, Lakshya Sen is up 5-4 over the great Lin Dan

21:03 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The Indians showed great fighting spirit, but a win was not to be!

The Chinese showed their vast experience in the end!

21:01 (IST)22 MAY 2018

And the Chinese have won this!

21-15, 20-22, 21-15

20:58 (IST)22 MAY 2018

A couple of points for the Indians and they are now 15-19

20:57 (IST)22 MAY 2018

It's 18-13 now for the Chinese

20:57 (IST)22 MAY 2018

It's a 16-11 lead for the Chinese now as they look intent on crossing the finish line.

20:53 (IST)22 MAY 2018

In their haste to finish points, George makes mistakes at the net.

The Indians trail 10-13

20:51 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The Indians take a couple of points on resumption.

They trail 8-11

20:50 (IST)22 MAY 2018

It's 11-6 to the Chinese going into the midgame break.

20:47 (IST)22 MAY 2018

With a barrage of smashes they race ahead to 8-3

20:46 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The Chinese have slender lead of two points in the third game.

5-3

20:41 (IST)22 MAY 2018

We are going into a decider!

20:41 (IST)22 MAY 2018

And they have converted it!

22-20

20:40 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The Indians have a game point now.

21-20

20:40 (IST)22 MAY 2018

And the Indians save a match point.

20-20

20:39 (IST)22 MAY 2018

The Chinese are lacking in sharpness now.

19-19

20:38 (IST)22 MAY 2018

And 18-18

Can they sneak out a game?

20:37 (IST)22 MAY 2018

17-17

20:36 (IST)22 MAY 2018

And they have!!!!

16-16
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