{"id":50146,"date":"2026-04-24T19:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=50146"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:35:56","slug":"thomas-and-uber-cup-2026-india-vs-denmark-unnati-hooda-loses-to-line-hojmark-kjaersfeldt-12-21-23-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/badminton\/thomas-uber-cup\/thomas-and-uber-cup-2026-india-vs-denmark-unnati-hooda-loses-to-line-hojmark-kjaersfeldt-12-21-23-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas and Uber Cup 2026: India vs Denmark \u2013 Unnati Hooda loses to Line H\u00f8jmark Kj\u00e6rsfeldt 12-21, 23-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_c98986cebf244fe0\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The momentum shifted at the <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"28\">Forum Horsens<\/b> as hosts Denmark leveled the <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"71\">2026 Uber Cup<\/b> Group A tie against India. In a high-octane second singles match, India\u2019s rising star <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"171\">Unnati Hooda<\/b> fell to the experienced <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"208\">Line H\u00f8jmark Kj\u00e6rsfeldt<\/b> in straight games, bringing the overall score to <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"281\">1-1<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"2\">Match Highlights: Hooda vs. Kj\u00e6rsfeldt<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Following PV Sindhu\u2019s opening victory, Unnati Hooda stepped onto the court looking to double India\u2019s lead. However, Kj\u00e6rsfeldt utilized her home-court advantage and veteran experience to dominate the first game. The Dane\u2019s aggressive smashing and superior court coverage left Hooda struggling to find her rhythm, ending the opening set <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"336\">21-12<\/b> in favor of the hosts.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The second game was a much closer affair, showcasing the fighting spirit of the young Indian. Hooda adjusted her tactics, engaging in longer rallies and pushing the game into a thrilling deuce. Despite having multiple opportunities to force a decider, Hooda couldn\u2019t capitalize on the crucial points. Kj\u00e6rsfeldt remained composed under pressure, eventually sealing the match <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"375\">25-23<\/b> after a grueling 46-minute battle.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\">Match Scoreline<\/h3>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"6\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Game 1:<\/b> Unnati Hooda <b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"21\">12-21<\/b> Line H\u00f8jmark Kj\u00e6rsfeldt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Game 2:<\/b> Unnati Hooda <b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"21\">23-25<\/b> Line H\u00f8jmark Kj\u00e6rsfeldt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Duration:<\/b> 46 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Tie Status:<\/b> India 1-1 Denmark<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">What\u2019s Next?<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">With the tie now perfectly balanced, the focus moves to the first doubles match. India will look to reclaim the lead, but the Danish pair will have the backing of a vocal home crowd. Fans can follow the live updates on <strong>BWF TV Youtube <\/strong>channel s this intense Uber Cup battle continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The momentum shifted at the Forum Horsens as hosts Denmark leveled the 2026 Uber Cup Group A tie against India\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":50163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4693],"tags":[2913,1272,4057,5296],"class_list":["post-50146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thomas-uber-cup","tag-badminton-association-of-india","tag-denmark","tag-top-stories","tag-unnati-hooda"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50146","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=50146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50164,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50146\/revisions\/50164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}