The 2026 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals<\/b> are set to ignite the badminton world from April 24 to May 3<\/b> in Horsens, Denmark.<\/b> As the pinnacle of team badminton, the tournament features 16<\/b> nations in each category, with India arriving as a major contender looking to reclaim its 2022 glory.<\/p>\nWhere to Watch: Live Streaming and Broadcast<\/h3>\n
In India, fans can catch the live action on the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app. Additionally, the BWF TV YouTube channel will provide live streaming for most regions.<\/p>\n
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has named a formidable lineup featuring a mix of legendary experience and rising stars.<\/p>\n
Thomas Cup (Men)<\/b>:Led by Lakshya Sen,<\/b> HS Prannoy<\/b>, and Kidambi Srikanth<\/b>. The world-class doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy<\/b> and Chirag Shetty<\/b> will be pivotal. Rising star Ayush Shetty<\/b> also makes his debut.<\/p>\n
Uber Cup (Women):<\/b>Spearheaded by double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu<\/b>. She is supported by the top doubles pair Gayatri Gopichand<\/b> and Treesa Jolly<\/b>, alongside young talents like Unnati Hooda<\/b> and Tanvi Sharma<\/b>.<\/p>\n India has been placed in Group A for both the Thomas and Uber Cups<\/b>. The path to the podium is steep. India\u2019s biggest hurdle in the group stage is China<\/b>, the defending champions in both events. The 2026 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals are set to ignite the badminton world from April 24 to May 3\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":49905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4693],"tags":[1327,2960,1337,5295,4057,5143],"class_list":["post-49904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thomas-uber-cup","tag-kidambi-srikanth","tag-lakshya-sen","tag-pv-sindhu","tag-thomas-and-uber-cup","tag-top-stories","tag-unnati-hoods"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49904"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49909,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49904\/revisions\/49909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Match Fixtures: India\u2019s Group Stage Path<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n\u2022April 24<\/b>-Thomas Cup | India vs. Canada | 3:30 PM |
\n\u2022April 24<\/b>-Uber Cup | India vs. Denmark | 7:00 PM |
\n\u2022April 25<\/b>-Uber Cup | India vs. Ukraine | 1:30 AM (Apr 26) |
\n\u2022April 27<\/b>-Thomas Cup | India vs. Australia | 3:30 PM |
\n\u2022April 27-<\/b>Uber Cup | India vs. China | 1:30 AM (Apr 28) |
\n\u2022April 29<\/b>\u2013 Thomas Cup | India vs. China | 5:00 PM |<\/p>\nStrong Opponents to Watch<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022China<\/b> (Thomas Cup): Boasts world no. 1 Shi Yuqi<\/b> and the dominant pair Liang Weikeng\/Wang Chang.<\/b>
\n\u2022China<\/b> (Uber Cup):Features Olympic champion Chen Yufei<\/b> and the \u201cinvincible\u201d doubles duo Liu Shengshu\/Tan Ning<\/b>.
\nOther Threats:Indonesia<\/b> \u00a0remains a powerhouse in the men\u2019s circuit, while South Korea<\/b> (led by An Seyoung) and Japan are the teams to beat in the Uber Cup.
\nAs the matches kick off, India\u2019s primary goal will be to finish in the top two of their groups to secure a spot in the quarter-finals<\/b> starting April 30.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"