HS Prannoy offered the of completion as Indian males assured themselves of their first Thomas Cup medal in 43 years. The final time India reached the semifinals was in 1979.
Driving on the victories of Kidambi Srikanth, Prannoy and the doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, India defeated Malaysia 3-2 to storm into the semifinals of Thomas Cup whereas the ladies’s crew exited Uber Cup after dropping 0-3 to Thailand.
Each India and Malaysia had been tied at 2-2 earlier than Prannoy performed Leong Jun Hao.

‘The Beast’ as he's fondly known as by his teammates, delivered a telling blow on Malaysia with a 21-13, 21-8 victory in opposition to Leong. Satwik and Chirag revived the Indian marketing campaign after Lakshya Sen misplaced the primary match to Lee Zii Jia 21-23, 9-21. Satwik-Chirag drubbed Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin 21-19, 21-15 to stage the rubber for India.
Later, Srikanth defeated Ng Tze Yong 21-11, 21-17 to make it 2-1 for India. Nonetheless, Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala misplaced to Aaron Chia and Teo Ee Yi 19-21, 17-21 earlier than Prannoy sealed the problem.

Earlier, Thailand wrapped up the rubber in 2-1/2 hours.
PV Sindhu slipped in opposition to Ratchanok Intanon and misplaced 21-18, 17-21, 12-21. The Indian was by no means there within the contest within the second recreation as Intanon took a 11-4 lead and dominated. Within the decider, Intanon broke free from 14-12 to wrap up the match.
The duo of Shruti Mishra and Simran Singhi misplaced 16-21, 13-21 to Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai. Pornpawee Chochuwong sealed the problem for Thailand with a 21-16, 21-11 victory in opposition to Aakarshi Kashyap.
RESULTS (QFs)
Thomas Cup: India bt Malaysia 3-2 (Lakshya misplaced to Lee Zii Jia 21-23, 9-21; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty bt Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin 21-19, 21-15; Kidambi Srikanth bt Ng Tze Yong 21-11, 21-17; Krishna Prasad Garaga/Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala misplaced to Aaron Chia/ Teo Ee Yi 19-21, 17-21; HS Prannoy bt Leong Jun Hao 21-13, 21-8)
Uber Cup: Thailand bt India 3-0 (Ratchanok Intanon bt PV Sindhu 18-21, 21-17, 21-12; Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai 21-16, 21-13; Pornpawee Chochuwong bt Aakarshi Kashyap 21-16, 21-11)