All England Open 2018, Round 2: Kidambi Srikanth vs Huang Yuxiang, Live Match Updates

Yuxiang def Srikanth 21-11, 15-21, 22-20 in 52 minutes to enter QFs

Updated: 16 March 2018 01:02 IST - Published: 15 March 2018 20:46 IST

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Final score: Yuxiang def Srikanth 21-11, 15-21, 22-20 in 52 minutes to enter QFs

Hopefully Srikanth will learn from these mistakes and can make improvements. The slow starts are a cause of botheration and he needs to overcome that first. Let us hope Srikanth is able to build some rhythm and confidence before the Commonwealth Games.

Errors just reared their ugly head at the wrong time and Yuxiang just raised his level sensing his opponent's indecisive play.

That was certainly heartbreaking for Srikanth and Indian badminton fans. Srikanth will rue those mistakes..he had two chances to progress into the quarter-finals of the All England Open for the first time in his career and he unfortunately squandered them both.

And Huang makes Srikanth pay for his erratic play at the most crucial juncture.

Srikanth sends the shuttle wide and it is match to Yuxiang!

And Srikanth fumbles at the net!

Match point to Huang

And it is all level!

20-20

The Chinese saves one through an error from Sri at the net!

19-20

TWO MATCH POINTS FOR SRIKANTH!!!

20-18

It's 19-17 to the Indian

Five points in a row now! This is some turnaround!

18-16

FOUR POINTS IN A ROW FOR SRIKANTH!!!

17-16

Yet another winner from the Indian!

Has he woken up?

16-16

Body smash from Srikanth!

15-16

Huang got blocked by the net after racing away to 16-13

And he adds yet another point to make Sri's life even more difficult!

15-12

And finally the Chinese builds a two-point advantage here.

14-12

Srikanth is giving him opportunities through his erratic play but the Chinese too is paying him back through his own errors.

13-12 to Yuxiang

The game continues at a slow pace and there's hardly anything to separate the two.

The Chinese once more has a tiny lead of 12-11

Yuxiang goes into the interval with a slender 11-10 lead

None is able to build a good lead

9-9

Srikanth forces the Chinese to err through his swift returns.

8-8

It's all level at 7-7

And two more points go Srikanth's way as well!

He has wrested away the lead now!

7-6

And the Indian is showing his impressive fighting skills once more as he comes storming back to 5-6

Srikanth has gone quiet in the last few minutes as Yuxiang is looking more aggressive.

The Chinese is up 5-2

Yuxiang is being pro-active now and surges to 3-1

Game 3

It's 1-1 in the decider

Body smash from the Indian to complete the game in style!

Srikanth bags the second game 21-15

SIX GAME POINTS FOR SRIKANTH!!!

20-14

The same pattern continues...errors galore from the Chinese!

Sri 19-12

And Yuxiang can't handle Srikanth's aggressive and fast play....he throws the shuttle OUT!

Srikanth 17-11

The Chinese gifts yet another point through a loose service

10-16

Points are coming thick and fast for the World No. 2 as he is pretty much toying with his opponent.

What a contrast from Game 1!

15-8

And it's 14-6

Srikanth picks up from where he left and adds two more points.

It's all child's play for him now!

13-5

A BIG, BIG SMASH FROM SRIKANTH TO GO INTO THE MID-GAME INTERVAL WITH AN 11-5 LEAD

The lead is still of FOUR points!

9-5

Look at Sri's footspeed, alertness and his reach....this is the Srikanth we all know!

He is up 8-4

Srikanth needs to be careful here....Yuxiang has pulled back three points on the trot and now trails 4-6

It's all working in favour of the Indian now....how long can he hold on to it?

6-1

And 4-1 it is

And it's 3-1 for the indian...moving much better

A much better start from the Indian in Game 2

He is up 2-0

Worrying signs for the Indian...he is suffering from a slow start yet again! If he doesn't amp up the intensity right from the start of Game 2, Srikanth will be in trouble!

Yuxiang bags the first game 21-11

10 game points for the Chinese as Srikanth sends the shuttle wide!

20-10

It's a 10-point difference now!

Yuxiang is up 19-9

And 17-8 it is for Yuxiang.

Flurry of points for the Chinese as Srikanth isn't doing much