Badminton Asia Championships 2018, Men's Singles, 1st Round: HS Prannoy vs Kantaphon Wangcharoen, Live Match Updates

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That was SOME work for Prannoy! That close win will surely give him a lot of confidence as he goes deeper into the draw!

AND PRANNOY HAS WON THE MATCH!!!!

Final score: 21-15, 19-21, 21-19 in 67 minutes!!!!

PRANNOY HAS A MATCH POINT NOW AT 20-19

Slowly, Prannoy is separating himself from his Thai opponent!

19-17 he leads!

Prannoy now starts being a lot more aggressive and gets two points on the trot!

17-16 up

Wangcharoen now advances to 16-15
Can Prannoy come back?

It's 14-14 now

Not much to choose between the two, at the moment!

Prannoy has evened the score on resumption and it is 12-12

The Thai takes a mini lead of 11-10 going into the mid-game interval.

It continues to be even!

10-10

And Wangcharoen has made his effort count!
It's 9-9 now

And 9-7 it is now for the Indian!

Prannoy still keeps his nose in front at 8-6

The Thai is unstoppable now!

He makes it 5-6

Suddenly the Thai has woken up and gets THREE POINTS IN A ROW

Prannoy still looking comfortable at 6-3, but for how long?

And it is 6-0

Points are coming his way fast and furious!

5-0

Prannoy has made a very bright start to the third game and he now leads 4-0

THE THAI HOLDS HIS NERVES TOWARDS THE END AND STAVES OFF THE PRANNOY CHALLENGE TO GRAB THE SECOND GAME 21-19

IT IS 18-18

Finally, Prannoy is showing his attack here! Plays two fast points to startle the Thai and gets them both!

17-18

But the Thai is going away NOWHERE!

He adds a crucial point to inch ahead to 18-15

Prannoy's tremendous fighting spirit gets him a couple of points!

15-17

Long rallies are the order of the day now as the Thai is trying to blunt Prannoy's aggession/

Prannoy 14-16

Prannoy still hasn't been able to even the scoreline here

Down 13-16

Still three points gap between the two!

Prannoy trails 11-14

Prannoy trails 9-12

Wangcharoen up 11-8 at the mid-game interval.

Prannoy is currently at 8-10

Prannoy is still struggling a bit here

6-9

Prannoy is fading away a bit here as he now trails 4-7

Wangcharoen still continues to have a slight edge at 5-4

Prannoy is now behind by just one point at 3-4

The Thai looks to have regrouped well after losing Game 1.

He has now opened up a 3-1 lead in Game 2

First point goes the Thai's way in the second game!

Prannoy takes the first game 21-15

FIVE GAME POINTS FOR THE INDIAN!!!

20-15

It's 18-14 to the India No. 2 currently

17-12 for the Indian!

Four points away from wrapping this game up!

Prannoy gets THREE POINTS IN A ROW and is now up to 15-12

Some impressive fightback from the Thai and they are once again tied at 12-12

It's 11-8 to the Indian going into the break.

Prannoy is making his mark here through some fast, attacking points!

9-8 he leads

The game is moving at a slow pace and the two still remain tied!

6-6

And Prannoy fights back to 5-5

The Thai has inched ahead to 5-3

And it continues to be even

3-3

And Prannoy storms back to make it 2-2

Prannoy trails 0-2