Badminton Live Score French Open 2018 | Kidambi Srikanth vs Kento Momota | Commentary & Results

It's a 21-16, 21-19 win for Kento Momota.

Updated: 27 October 2018 01:46 IST - Published: 26 October 2018 18:54 IST

Srikanth made a great turnaround in the second game and went up to 19-17, winning nine consecutive points.

But errors at a crucial juncture did not help his cause as Momota came storming back to secure the win.

And with that loss, Srikanth's title defence comes to an end in the quarter-finals.

It's a 21-16, 21-19 win for Kento Momota.

He enters the semi-finals.

Momota went for a smash that Srikanth returned but the Japanese still managed to return it and it landed on the court.

And it's match point for Momota!

And Srikanth concedes his advantage.

Pushes the shuttle wide!

19-19

And Srikanth is now up 19-17

Suddenly the errors just can't stop from Momota!

Srikanth goes up to 18-17

Seven straight points for the Indian!

17-17

This is superb display from the Indian!

Now one point difference between the two.

Srikanth 16-17

The comeback is still on!

Srikanth trails 15-17

Srikanth is now trying to rally his way into the game.

Gets a couple of points.

Srikanth 14-17

A rare error from Momota!

The shuttle goes wide!

Srikanth now trails 12-17

Srikanth continues to spray errors all over the court.

He now trails 10-17

Srikanth wins a good challenge here.

The shuttle did touch the sideline.

Srikanth comes back to 10-15

Srikanth's lack of precision is just not helping him at all.

Momota is steadily heading towards a win here.

Up 14-9 now

Srikanth is forced into unforced errors.

Momota up 11-8 at the midgame interval.

Huge jump smash from Srikanth!

He levels it at 8-8

Such great defence from Momota! With a drop, he closes in on 6-7

Srikanth is still maintaining the three-point lead over Momota.

Up 7-4

So far Srikanth has successfully managed to negotiate the Momota danger.

Srikanth is 4-1 up

The question is how long can he hold on to the lead?

Srikanth makes a fast start to the second game to lead 3-0

But Momota makes no mistakes after that.

In 22 minutes, Momota takes the first game 21-16.

He absolutely seized control since 12-12 and Srikanth couldn't do much since then.

Srikanth saves one.

16-20

And he has five game points now.

20-15

It's 19-15 to Momota as he looks firmly in control of this game

Momota is now coming into his own

With 3 straight points, he goes up to 15-12

With a huge lunge towards the net, Srikanth gets a vital point at the net.

12-12

The match resumes with a long rally and Momota misses it.

It is 11-11 now.

Momota took the next three points to advance to 11-10 at the break

Srikanth goes up to 10-8 now

But Srikanth finds a moment of magic and gets two points on the trot.

8-8

Momota is going for the lines and has been able to get the shots most of the time

Momota 8-6 up

Srikanth went up to 5-3 but couldn't tackle a lefty shot from Momota at the net.

He has now allowed Momota to come back to 5-5

Srikanth's 2-1 up

And the match is under way!