Badminton World Championships 2018, Second Round: Kidambi Srikanth vs Pablo Abian, Live Match Updates

Kidambi Srikanth beat Pablo Abian 21-15, 12-21, 21-14.

Updated: 01 August 2018 08:43 IST - Published: 01 August 2018 07:33 IST

Srikanth finally takes the third game 21-14. With this, the Indian ace has moved into the third round of the BWF World Championship, with a 21-15, 12-21, 21-14 victory over Pablo Abian.

20-14 Srikanth. MAtch point, Srikanth.

18-14 Srikanth. Abian pulls one back.

18-13 Srikanth. The Indian is finally switching gears at the correct moment, and is now just a few points away from the third round.

14-12 Srikanth. Srikanth makes the momentum count, as he races away into a lead.

12-12! Another exchange of points!

11-11! Srikanth as done well to make a comeback after the break, and has now levelled things up.

11-9 Abian. Srikanth pulled a couple of points back, to keep himself within touching distance of his opponent.

10-7 Abian. An exchange of points puts Abian in a commanding position near the half-mark.

9-6 Abian. Srikanth has fallen far behind after an early start in the decider.

7-6 Abian! And the Spaniard take back his lead.

6-6! A couple of quick points sees Abian level the scores up again!

6-4 Srikanth! But the Indian restores his 2-point lead.

5-4 Srikanth! Abian pulls one back.

5-3 Srikanth. The Indian takes the lead for the first time in the decider, and makes it count.

3-3! Srikanth equalises again!

3-2 Abian. But Anian doesn't let Srikanth take the lead.

2-2! And Srikanth draws level!

2-1 Abian. Srikanth registers his first point of the third game!

2-0 Abian. The Spaniard clearly has momentum on his side!

And Abian takes the second game 21-12 to take the match into a decider!

20-12 Abian. We are one point away from a decider.

19-12 Abian. Another point for Srikanth!

19-11 Abian. Srikanth finally gets a point back, but is it too little, too late?

18-10 Abian! There doesn't seem to e a way back for Srikanth now!

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