China Open Badminton 2018 | Kidambi Srikanth vs Tommy Sugiarto | Live Score Commentary and Results

Srikanth def Sugiarto 10-21, 21-9, 21-9 in 44 minutes to enter the quarter-finals.

Updated: 08 November 2018 11:41 IST - Published: 08 November 2018 11:24 IST

Final score: Srikanth def Sugiarto 10-21, 21-9, 21-9 in 44 minutes to enter the quarter-finals.

AND SRIKANTH HAS WON THIS MATCH! HE IS THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS!!!

Playing fast, attacking shots, Srikanth has gone up to match points now.

20-9

Srikanth just keeps cruising!

Looking very much unstoppable at the moment!

He is up 17-7

Pretty dominating performance from the Indian in this game!

And he adds three more points to go up to 11-3 at the mid-game interval

It's 8-3 for Srikanth presently...he looks pretty confident at the moment!

And he gets 2 more points to make it a 6-2 lead

It's 4-1 for Srikanth in the decider!

Srikanth takes the second game 21-9

It's a ten-point advantage for the Indian in Game 2.

18-8

And Srikanth adds two more points to race ahead to 16-7

Srikanth continues to play with confidence in Game 2 and is now up 14-7

Srikanth is up 11-6 at the time of the mid-game interval.

Srikanth is doing better in the second game and has opened up a 5-2 lead

Sugiarto takes the first game 21-10

And he goes up to 19-10

It's 16-10 to the Indonesian

Srikanth is very much struggling to read Sugiarto's shots.

The Indian is now trailing 9-14

And he gets yet another point after the break.

Sugiarto up 12-6

Sugiarto is in no mood to give up his lead.

Calm and patient as ever, he takes an 11-6 lead at the mid-game interval.

And the Indonesian has gone up to 6-3

And the match has started!

Sugiarto is in control of the early stages

He is up 4-2