Horsens, April 24 -- Former champions Indian men's team kicked off their campaign with a convincing 4-1 win over Canada while the women went down against European silver medallist Denmark 2-3 in their opening Group clash of Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 here on Friday.

Putting behind Lakshya Sen's loss against world championships bronze medallist Victor Lai in the first match, all the other Indian players won their respective matches in straight games to get the team one step closer to the quarterfinal spot.

The opening men's singles between Lakshya Sen and Victor Lai was the match to watch out for as the two had played a marathon encounter in the recently concluded All England Championships where the Indian had come out on top.

On Saturday, Se...