The Danish men have secured their place in the Thomas Cup quarterfinals despite a 3–2 defeat to Chinese Taipei. Ahead of today’s tie, Denmark only needed one win to progress, but the match remained highly intense after Anders Antonsen gave Denmark an early 1–0 lead with a victory over Chou Tien Chen.

Had Denmark won the tie, they would not only have advanced but also secured first place in the group, which would have given them a more favorable position in the quarterfinals.

Chinese Taipei responded quickly, leveling the tie at 1–1 through CHIU Hsiang Chieh and WANG Chi-Lin, who defeated Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard 21–7, 22–20.

In the second men’s singles, Magnus Johannesen produced a major upset by defeating last month’s All England champion LIN Chun-Yi 17–21, 21–16, 21–19. This result kept Denmark’s hopes of a strong overall result alive.

In the second men’s doubles, Denmark split their usual pair Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, pairing Astrup with mixed doubles specialist Mathias Christiansen. The Danish pair stayed competitive throughout but lost the key points at the end of each set, with Chinese Taipei taking the match 24–22, 21–17.

This set up a decisive fifth match, where the winner would secure a stronger position going into the quarterfinal draw. Chi Yu Jen, ranked world number 21, faced Denmark’s Ditlev Jæger Holm, ranked number 63. Chi took the first set 21–11, but Holm responded strongly to win the second 21–9. In a dramatic deciding set, Chi had three match points at 20–17 but could not convert, while Holm later earned five match points of his own without success. Eventually, Chi Yu Jen prevailed 27–25, sealing the tie for Chinese Taipei.

Denmark finishes second in the group.

The quarterfinal opponent will be decided tomorrow at 10:30, when the draw for the men’s quarterfinals takes place.

Elsewhere in the Thomas Cup, Sweden lost 5–0 to Korea and exit the tournament with a 1-14 overall match record, though they showed promising signs and picked a notable win against Denmark. England defeated Finland 4–1 in a match where neither team could advance, securing third place in Group B, while Finland finishes fourth.

Tomorrow, Denmark’s women are the only European team in action, facing Indonesia in the Uber Cup quarterfinal at 18:00 CET.