19 May 2014, 01:13 PM IST
Don't be too surprised if India fail to win a single group contest in the Thomas Cup. India didn't win a single game in the top-two singles matches against Malaysia; and Germany showed their singles strength by losing to Korea 2-3 on Sunday.
India play Korea on Monday and Germany on Wednesday. The latter contest can either way with the Germans holding the advantage, if any.
And yes, despite being the weak link, India won their first 'game' against Malaysia through the doubles performance of Akshay Dewalkar and Pranav Chopra. K Srikanth and P Kashyap lost in straight games.
Here are other off-beat highlights from Day 1 at Siri Fort Complex in New Delhi:
Diving saves - Korea's Yeon Seong Yoo made two successive retrieves: first a diving save and then with lying-on-the-floor position in the doubles against Germany in the critical state (18-17) of the third game. It was a bit of anti-climax that Yoo played the next service fault (short) to lose the point. But his acrobatics were simply breathtaking.
Four-beat chants - The four-beat rhythmic cycle was on display when a sizeable Malaysian supporters chanted "Chong Wei Feng" during a tense phase of his match against India's P Kashyap. And when the Indians joined in with "Kashyap" bit, the tempo was increased without the breather to fit it into the four-beat cycle!
So, first it was "Chong Wei Feng (breather..)" to complete the four-beat cycle. And then ChongWei Feng (in the space of two beats) from the Malyasian supporters followed by Indian fans' "Ka..shyap" (two beats) (repetition without breather).
It was doubles in display in cheering too. Who says only the musicians know 'layakari'?
Gopi the monk - During India's singles matches, former players P Gopi Chand and Vimal Kumar (student and coach respectively in the former's early days in Bangalore) were in the coach's chairs. While Vimal was showing some emotion and clapped during some points, Gopi was watching like a monk. Lee Chong Wei and K Srikanth were coming up with some astounding shots, but Gopi was breathing normally.
Maybe that's a secret of his coaching success!
Rs 1k per ticket - It's still early days but the spectator response for the meet here is not astounding.
Yes, there was some quota of free entries for students who were wearing the sponsor's shirt. The matches are live on TV too. Maybe that's a strong reason not to buy a ticket: the minimum denomination is of Rs 1,000.
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