Badminton Asia Championships 2018, Women's Singles, Quarterfinal: PV Sindhu vs Sung Ji Hyun, Live Match Updates

Sung def Sindhu 21-19, 21-10 to enter the semi-finals

Updated: 27 April 2018 16:56 IST - Published: 27 April 2018 13:38 IST

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Sindhu had a bronze medal in 2014 and was hoping to add to that.

But wasn't able to find the goods today! Sung was just way too accurate and Sindhu probably did not have the energy needed to counter her game after her CWG exploits!

AND SUNG WINS THE MATCH!!!!!

21-19, 21-10 IN 44 MINUTES!!!

THAT IS THE END OF PV SINDHU'S MEDAL HOPES!!!!

10 MATCH POINTS FOR SUNG!!!!!

20-10

It's 19-10 for Sung now

This is looking a lost cause for Sindhu now

Sindhu FINALLY gets a point to stop the Korean march,
but is it too late?

10-18

It's a NINE-POINT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO NOW!!!

18-9

And it is 17-9 now

Sung is firmly in control of this contest now!

Leads 16-9

It's 15-9 for Sung!

Time is running out for Sindhu! Can she come back?

Both are playing fast points now but Sindhu is still behind by a big margin

9-13

Sindhu gets the first point after the break.
8-11

Needless to say, Sindhu is in a difficult position...if she can't get a few points quickly right after the break, it will become an uphill task for her.

It's 11-7 to Sung heading into the mid-game interval.

The fightback from PV Sindhu continues!

She now trails 7-9

Finally Sindhu gets a point at 5-9

The points are getting longer and longer, which is favouring the Korean.

She is up 9-4 now

Sung stretches her lead further to 8-4

A LOT OF HARD WORK AHEAD FOR SINDHU IF SHE WANTS TO STAY ALIVE!!!

Sindhu covers up some ground by getting a couple of points but Sung is still ahead at 7-4

It's 7-2 for the Korean

Wow! Sindhu had a lead at one stage of the match in Game 1 and now things are not looking very good for her

Sindhu loses four points on the trot to send Sung up to 5-1

It's 1-1 in Game 2

From 15-11 to 19-21

That was a roller-coaster from PV Sindhu!

Can she make amends in Game 2?

AND SUNG GRABS THE FIRST GAME 21-19

GAME POINT TO SUNG NOW!

20-19

AND IT IS 19-19

WOW! WHAT A CLOSE CONTEST!

BUT THEN, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU EXPECT WHEN TWO FORMER WORLD NO. 2 PLAYERS CLASH!!!!

SINDHU DOES!!!!

SHE GOES UP TO 19-18

CAN SHE TAKE TWO MORE POINTS AND WIN THIS GAME?

AND IT IS 18-18

WHO WILL TAKE THE NEXT POINT??

It's 18-17 to the Indian star

Sindhu manages to be in the front, barely!

17-16

THIS IS GETTING TIGHT!

Sung now trails by just one point!!!!

15-16

And the dangerous Korean closes the gap further to 14-16

Sung cut down Sindhu's lead to three points now by playing some quality shots!

13-16 she trails

It's 15-11 to the India No. 1

Still has a grip on this game!

AND THE INDIAN ADDS TWO MORE POINTS TO GET TO 14-10

It's 12-10 to Sindhu now as she manages to maintain her two-point advantage over the former World no. 2

For the moment, it looks like she has settled into this match. But Sung is a veteran and has four wins over the Indian, so Sindhu cannot to relax.

It's 11-9 to Sindhu heading into the mid-game interval.

And, in a flash, we are all even here!

9-9

It continues to be topsy-turvy as Sung now takes a couple of points to go up to 9-8

Three points in a row for Sindhu as she inches ahead to 8-7 now

Sindhu finds her brutal attack to even the score at 7-7

Sung now begins to impose her game as she moves ahead to 7-5

Sung continues to have the slender lead over the Indian

5-4

It's a tight match, as expected. The veteran Korean has snatched the lead at 4-3

Sindhu now leads 2-1

And are are off!

First point to Sindhu!

Good afternoon! The players are on court and the match is about to begin