Asian Badminton Championships 2018, Quarter-final: India Men vs China Men, Live Match Updates

China def India 3-1 to enter the semi-finals.

Updated: 09 February 2018 18:36 IST - Published: 09 February 2018 12:20 IST

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And with that, India have been knocked out of the Badminton Asia Team Championships in both the men's and the women's category in the quarter-finals.

India had chances in the men's section but could not take them. They will rue those missed opportunities. In the women's section, India missed the services of Saina Nehwal and the lack of a proper batch of second-string players really hurt them. But here's hoping that things will improve with time.

But the good news is that India have qualified for the Thomas Cup and look to grab an Uber Cup berth as well through team rankings!

It is highly impressive that China can still enter the semi-finals with their second-string players, who are pretty inexperienced.

Kudos to Team China!

China have progressed into the semi-finals!

And with that win, China have won this tie 3-1

It was a great start by Attri and Reddy but the Chinese came back, showing their exceptional resilience and determination

Final score: China def India 14-21, 21-19, 21-14

But China wrap it up!

21-14 in the decider!

3rd match point saved by the Indians!

The Indians save one more!

The Indians save one!

12-20

And NINE MATCH POINTS FOR CHINA

20-11

It's 18-11

Tide has totally turned China's way!

It's a SIX-POINT ADVANTAGE TO TEAM CHINA NOW

16-10

Can the Indians still come back?

It's 13-8 to Team China now!

The Chinese look very much in control of this now.

They are up 11-5 going into the mid-game interval.

Is it impossible for the Indians to come back now?

And the Chinese have made their mark here!

They have gone up to 8-5

The Indians are still very much in this!

They trail by just one point at 4-5

It's a tiny 4-3 lead for the Chinese now

The Chinese have opened up a 2-1 lead in the decider.

WOW, from out of nowhere the Chinese manage to come back and take the game!

We are into a decider!

AND THEY CONVERT ON THEIR FIRST GAME POINT!

21-19

But the Chinese haven't given up!

They have earned a game point!

20-19

The Indians have marched ahead to 19-17 now

Can they grab the win?

And we move on in the same fashion

17-17

Hard to choose between the two at the moment!

16-16

It's even once more!

14-14

After the break, the Indians have wrested back the momentum from the Chinese duo!

13-12

The Chinese raise their level right before the break and go into the interval with an 11-9 lead.

And it is even once more!

9-9

The Chinese extend it to 9-7

And the Chinese have a slender lead now

8-7

And the game is evenly poised now!

6-6

The Chinese are fighting back but the Indians are still ahead 4-3

Attri and Reddy have built a 3-1 lead in Game 2.

This is a fantastic start for Team India!

Can they get the next game as well?

And Attri and Reddy have taken the next three points to grab the first game 21-14

It's currently 18-14 to Manu and Sumeeth

Sumeeth and Manu are currently UNSTOPPABLE!

They have moved ahead to 16-11

Excellent attack from the national champions!

This is excellent display from India's No. 2 team!!

They lead 11-9 at the mid-game interval.

And the game continues in the same vein!

8-8

AND IT IS LEVEL!!!!!!!

7-7

And they keep FIGHTING!

6-7

The Indians get a vital point after trailing by 3 points.

5-7

The Chinese stamp their authority early on with a 5-3 lead

The Chinese maintain their two-point advantage.

4-2

The match is under way and the Chinese go up to 2-0

Can the national men's doubles champions Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy get a win for India?

They are up next against Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong.

Sai had his chances but couldn't make use of them....now pressure is on the Indian boys. Can they find some magic in the next two matches?

All is not lost yet, but it will require a monumental effort!

Now China lead this tie 2-1