Srikanth def Avihingsanon 21-12, 15-21, 24-22 in 1 hour 3 minutes to enter the quarter-finals
16:13 (IST)20 SEP 2018
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16:11 (IST)20 SEP 2018
So the quarter-finals of the China Open will have two Indians -- PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth!
16:10 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Who saw that coming after the first game, which Srikanth won effortlessly? It became an absolutely different match from the second game. And what a finish! Srikanth needed five match points and saved one to get the win.
He is into the quarter-finals of a Major tournament for the second week in a row.
16:08 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Final score: Srikanth def Avihingsanon 21-12, 15-21, 24-22 in 1 hour 3 minutes to enter the quarter-finals
16:07 (IST)20 SEP 2018
AND FINALLY SRIKANTH WINS!!!!
16:07 (IST)20 SEP 2018
FIFTH MATCH POINT FOR SRIKANTH!
16:06 (IST)20 SEP 2018
THE THAI CONTINUES TO SHOW HIS RESILIENCE AS HE MAKES IT 22-22
16:04 (IST)20 SEP 2018
FOURTH MATCH POINT FOR SRIKANTH!
22-21
16:04 (IST)20 SEP 2018
And Srikanth SAVES IT!
21-21
16:04 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Now the Thai has a match point of his own!
21-20
16:02 (IST)20 SEP 2018
The Thai has saved ALL THREE MATCH POINTS!
20-20
16:02 (IST)20 SEP 2018
And, a long rally ends in favour of the Thai.
He is now trailing 19-20
16:01 (IST)20 SEP 2018
The Thai saves one match point
16:00 (IST)20 SEP 2018
3 match points for the Indian!
20-17
15:59 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth is not safe but he has the lead
19-17
15:58 (IST)20 SEP 2018
FIVE POINTS IN A ROW FOR THE INDIAN AND HE IS UP 18-15
Has he been able to weather the storm?
15:57 (IST)20 SEP 2018
There's a spark in Srikanth's game now!
He takes 3 points in a row and goes up to 16-15
15:56 (IST)20 SEP 2018
And Srikanth is now trying to fight back
He trails 13-15
15:54 (IST)20 SEP 2018
AND NOW THE COMPLEXION OF THE MATCH HAS CHANGED!
THE THAI HAS WRESTED THE MOMENTUM FROM THE INDIAN AND HAS NOW GONE UP TO 14-11
15:51 (IST)20 SEP 2018
And the Thai is now trailing Srikanth by just one point.
10-11
15:50 (IST)20 SEP 2018
And the Thai makes a strong start after the break!
He is up 9-11
15:49 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth is up 11-7 at the mid-game interval
15:48 (IST)20 SEP 2018
And Srikanth has managed to pull away!
He is up 10-6
15:46 (IST)20 SEP 2018
And the gap is closing between them!
Srikanth needs to be careful.
He is now up 7-5
15:44 (IST)20 SEP 2018
The Thai gets on the board and takes two points in a row.
But Srikanth still has his nose in the front!
6-2
15:42 (IST)20 SEP 2018
It's a much better approach from Srikanth in the decider as he has opened up a 4-0 lead
15:40 (IST)20 SEP 2018
We are going three in this match!
15:40 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth failed to add any point after that as the Thai won the next three points to take the second game 21-15
15:37 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Finally, some aggression from the Indian!
He gets three points on the trot and now trails 15-18
15:36 (IST)20 SEP 2018
That looks highly unlikely as the gap between them is increasing further and further!
The Thai is up 18-12
15:35 (IST)20 SEP 2018
The Thai is still comfortably placed at 15-11
Can Srikanth still find a second wind and get this game?
15:33 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth pulls two points back but he still trails by four points!
10-14
15:32 (IST)20 SEP 2018
The Thai continues to show his prowess even after the break!
He is up 13-8
15:30 (IST)20 SEP 2018
It is 11-7 for the Thai at the mid-game interval.
15:29 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth got two points back but he can't prevent the Thai from going up to 10-7
15:28 (IST)20 SEP 2018
The Thai continues to pull away from the Indian!!!!
He is up 9-5
15:26 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Suddenly it is a lapse from Srikanth!
The Thai has now added points to his kitty steadily and has gone up to 7-4
15:25 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Suddenly, it is a competitive affair and the Thai has mini lead of one point
He is 4-3 up
15:23 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth is now ahead 2-1 in the second game
Can the Thai produce some fightback here?
15:20 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth wraps up the game in style!
21-12 to Srikanth
15:20 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Game points for the Indian!
20-12
15:19 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth is now two points away from taking the first game, despite some fightback from the Thai!
He is up 19-12
15:17 (IST)20 SEP 2018
It's all Srikanth now!
2 more points for the Indian now!
18-10
15:16 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth stopped his opponent then and there and added FOUR POINTS ON THE TROT!
HE IS UP 16-10
15:15 (IST)20 SEP 2018
And the Thai is closing in!
He trails by 2 points now, at 10-12
15:14 (IST)20 SEP 2018
The Thai takes a couple of points but Srikanth has managed to go up to 12-9
15:13 (IST)20 SEP 2018
It is 11-7 to Srikanth at the mid-game interval.
15:11 (IST)20 SEP 2018
Srikanth still hasn't been tested much in this match.
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