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AJAY JAYARAM IS INTO THE FINAL!!!! Final score: 21-18, 13-21, 21-13.
Like the champion that he is, Jayaram finished it in style by taking the third game 21-13.
Jayaram looks determined. His body language and the fistpumps show it.
Jayaram is spot on with his angular smash winners. He now leads 19-13 with a huge 6-point lead over the Dane.
A killer point from Jayaram! He lured the youngster to the net to open up the backcourt and finished it with a lob winner to lead 16-11.
The 19-year-old Dane is not giving up. His attitude is so impressive and that has helped him to stay in touch. Currently, he trails Jayaram 9-14.
Antonsen cut back the lead to 6-10 but his subsequent smash finds the net. Jayaram goes into the interval with an 11-6 lead.
A few errors from the Dane let Jayaram build on his lead further to go up 10-5.
In the third game, it's a cat-and-mouse chase. Everytime Jayaram is inching ahead, Antonsen is catching up. Currently Jayaram is now once more ahead 7-5.
The net that so troubled him in the first game has come to his rescue. Antonsen takes the second game 21-13 with a deft touch at the net.
Antonsen can return EVERYTHING! Even Jayaram can feel the heat! The Dane is on a roll after taking seven points in a row to have a healthy lead of 19-12.
The Dane is simply not intimidated by the fact that he is playing the two-time champion. He sticks to his aggressive mode and it is reaping huge rewards. Antonsen is now ahead 14-12.
A fantastic smash winner helped the fifth seed to level at 10-10 but he also undid his good work with an error. Jayaram takes an 11-10 lead at the interval.
The Dane is fighting hard and not letting the top seed run away with the match. Jayaram is currently ahead narrowly, 10-9.
But Jayaram's experience is now making the difference as he inches ahead, 7-4.
The early exchanges are hard-fought and the two are now locked at 3-3 in the second game.
Trying to rush his way through, the inexperienced Dane made a couple of unforced errors at the net. That helped Ajay to go up 19-18. With a fantastic down-the-line smash, he set up a game point which he converted when Antonsen made an error. Ajay takes the first game 21-18.
A crucial backhand unforced error from Jayaram after a long rally now presents the lead back to the Dane, who is now ahead 18-17.
After some spirited play from the Dane who had snatched back the lead, the two are now all square at 16-16 in the first game.
Ajay's defense and persistence are paying off. The top seed has now taken a lead, albeit of by a slim margin of 14-13.
Once more the Dane is playing some brutal attacking badminton and now leads 13-11.
Jayaram won two points in a row but conceded an error to trail 10-12.
The top seed closed in on 7-9 but Antonsen picked up a couple of vital points to take an 11-8 lead at the mid-game interval.
The smart Jayaram is now trying his best to move the youngster around the court and his tactics are paying off. Antonsen is now making a lot of unforced errors and they are helping Jayaram to come back into the match.
Antonsen is playing some fast and furious shots. Jayaram is struggling a lot to counter his pace. The Dane bags four points on the trot to lead 8-4.
Jayaram is now fighting back and has reduced the gap to 4-5.
The young Dane has come to play. He is off to a fast start and has quickly opened up a 4-1 lead.
While Jayaram is ranked 20th, the 19-year-old Dane is ranked 48th. Thanks to his huge experience, the Indian is the favourite to win this match.
Good evening and welcome to the Sportskeeda liveblog. The top seed and two-time defending champion Ajay Jayaram faces the fifth seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark for a place in the final. This is their very first career meeting.
