The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has launched the schedule for Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 on Monday. The match shall be performed in Chengdu, the Individuals’s Republic of China from April 27 to Might 5. 

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The Indian males’s group will current a problem within the Thomas Cup, whereas the Uber Cup is the world badminton group championship for girls. On this, singles and doubles matches shall be performed as groups. 

The Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 can show to be essential for Indian gamers when it comes to preparation for the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian group is the defending champion of the Thomas Cup and certified robotically within the 2024 season. It gained the title for the primary time by defeating 14-time champion Indonesia 3-0 within the match performed in Thailand in 2022. Whereas the ladies’s group certified for the Uber Cup 2024 after profitable a historic gold medal on the Badminton Asia Crew Championships earlier this yr.

India’s senior choice committee has determined to have most choices in singles given the busy schedule of all of the gamers this season. Other than this, PV Sindhu, Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto and Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly have already withdrawn their names from the Uber Cup as a result of their busy schedule forward of the Olympics. Of their absence, the choice committee has picked a really younger ladies’s group which options 17-year-old nationwide champion Anmol Kharb, Ashmita Chaliha and Tanvi Sharma. They included gamers who’ve carried out effectively within the latest nationwide championships.

In the meantime, Kiran George would be the new face within the 10-member squad for the Thomas Cup. Other than him, there shall be 5 extra gamers for singles, which embody HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and Priyanshu Rajawat. On the similar time, in doubles, the world primary pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in addition to the pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila will current a problem.

Indian males’s group is Positioned in Group C and can start their marketing campaign in opposition to Thailand on April 27, play England on April 29 and conclude the group stage in opposition to Indonesia on Might 1. Indonesia are probably the most profitable nation in Thomas Cup historical past with 14 titles. The Indian ladies’s group is positioned in Group A and can tackle Canada on April 27, Singapore on the next day and China, probably the most profitable group within the Uber Cup historical past with 15 titles, on April 30. 

The highest two groups from every of the 4 teams (A–D) within the Thomas and Uber Cup qualify for the quarter-finals to be held over two days on Might 2 and three. The finals shall be held on Might 5.

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Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Full Schedule 

Thomas Cup

• India vs Thailand – April 27, Saturday on 3:30 PM IST
• India vs England – April 29, Monday on 7:00 AM IST
• India vs Indonesia – Might 1, Wednesday on 5:00 PM IST

Uber Cup

• India vs Canada – April 27, Saturday on 10:30 AM IST
• India vs Singapore – April 28, Sunday on 6:00 AM IST
• India vs China – April 30, Tuesday on 7:00 AM IST