(BRIEF CAPTION): Denmark team players and coach taking a group photo with Thomas Cup after the presentation ceremony of Total BWF Thomas Cup Finals 2016 at Kunshan, China on 22th May 2016. Star pic by: CHAN BOON KAI/ The Star/ (22th May 2016)
KUNSHAN: IT’s party time for Denmark as their three singles players powered the team to break their Thomas Cup jinx in China.
Despite appearing in eight previous finals, Denmark were never champions. But at the Kunshan Sports Centre Gymnasium on Sunday, Viktor Axelsen, Jan Jorgensen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus won their ties to steer Denmark to a 3-2 win over 13-time champions Indonesia. It was first-ever triumph for a European team since the Cup’s inception in 1949.
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