France Vs Japan Live Score, Thomas Cup 2026 Quarter-Final: Popov Leading Naraoka In Opening Match

France Vs Japan Live Score, Thomas Cup 2026 Quarter-Final: Match 1, Game 1 Update

Popov earns three game points and converts at the first time of asking to claim the first game 21-17 against Naraoka. The Frenchman is one game away from putting his team ahead 1-0 in this riveting best-of-five quarter-final tie.

France Vs Japan Live Score, Thomas Cup 2026 Quarter-Final: Match 1, Game 1

Christo Popov and Kodai Naraoka arrive on Court 2 and their men's singles face-off gets underway. Naraoka takes a slender lead at the start of the first game before Popov cuts it down to 4-5. This could be a hard-fought battle.

France Vs Japan Live Score, Thomas Cup 2026 Quarter-Final: On Court 1....

The other quarter-final that commences at 9:30pm IST is the one between Thailand and hosts Denmark, with the winner setting up a face-off with China in the semis. You can follow that tie live at our other, dedicated blog.

France Vs Japan Live Score, Thomas Cup 2026 Quarter-Final: India Await In Semis

The winner of this quarter-final will book a meeting with India in the semis. The Indian team has already confirmed a medal by blanking Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the quarters earlier.

France Vs Japan Live Score, Thomas Cup 2026 Quarter-Final: Start Time, Streaming

The tie starts at 9:30pm IST with the men's singles match between Christo Popov and Kodai Naraoka. The France vs Japan, Thomas Cup 2026 quarter-final clash will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports Network Tv channels in India.

France Vs Japan Live Score, Thomas Cup 2026 Quarter-Final: Good Evening!

Hi, badminton lovers! Stay with us as we build up to the start of the Thomas Cup quarter-final tie between France and Japan in Horsens, Denmark.