India’s Thomas Cup Victory 2022: Indian Badminton Team made history by defeating 14-time winners and big favorites Indonesia 3-0 in the finals of the 2022 Thomas Cup on Saturday. This is India’s first victory in the coveted tournament, and the winning squad has ties to Bollywood.
Former Danish badminton player Mathias Boe, who also happens to be actor Taapsee Pannu’s boyfriend, is the team’s doubles coach.
Taapsee took to social media after the triumph on Saturday to congratulate the team and leave a special message for Mathias.
Taapsee has been following the journey of the Indian team through this tournament and often shares updates on social media. On Saturday, she took to Instagram Stories after India won the first two matches in the best-of-five tie. Then, after India won the third game to lift the trophy, she first shared a small video of the winning moment with the caption
Thomas Cup 2022: Taapsee Pannu Praises Mathais Boe, Coach of India’s Doubles Team
“The boys did it. First-ever Thomas Cup for India.” Taapsee Pannu tagged the entire team in the post. Following this, she shared a picture of one of the players hugging Mathias and wrote, “Mr Coach you made us proud,” tagging Mathias and adding the hashtag #ThomasCupWinner.
Taapsee and Mathias apparently met after she went to watch one of his games several years ago. The actor has spoken in the past about how they then connected over Twitter and a friendship developed, which soon blossomed into romance. In an interview with E-Times last year, she had said, “I didn’t want to date someone from the industry for this very reason. I want to keep my personal and professional lives separate. I always share a picture with those who matter to me on their birthdays and did the same for Mathias, who is a part of my inner circle.”
Mathias is an Olympic medallist, having won a silver at the 2012 Games in men’s doubles. In an illustrious career for Denmark, he won several titles in doubles and team games. He turned coach after retirement in 2020. He was later appointed the men’s doubles coach for the Indian National Badminton team.