Ponnappa and Reddy def Wong and Ong 21-18, 21-13 in 35 minutes to enter the QFs
16:25 (IST)12 APR 2018
And that's a wrap!
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16:24 (IST)12 APR 2018
The Indians were given some stiff resistance by Team Singapore in that tight first game. They managed to overcome that tough challenge and simply rode on that to cruise through the second.
16:22 (IST)12 APR 2018
Final score: Ponnappa and Reddy def Wong and Ong 21-18, 21-13 in 35 minutes to enter the QFs
16:14 (IST)12 APR 2018
AND PONNAPPA AND REDDY HAVE CLINCHED THE WIN!!!
THEY ARE THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS!!!
16:14 (IST)12 APR 2018
The Indians go up to multiple match points soon after
20-13
16:14 (IST)12 APR 2018
The Singaporeans pull back 2 points
13-19
16:13 (IST)12 APR 2018
BIG SMASH BY PONNAPPA!!!!!
19-11 to Team India!!!
16:12 (IST)12 APR 2018
Steadily, the Indians are extending their lead
It's 17-11 to the Indians
16:10 (IST)12 APR 2018
Ponnappa and Reddy look very, very determined and poised now
15-11 in their favour
16:09 (IST)12 APR 2018
The Indians have now accelerated to 14-10
16:07 (IST)12 APR 2018
Team Singapore sends the shuttle RIGHT ON THE LINE!
8-11
16:06 (IST)12 APR 2018
Ponnappa and Reddy head into the interval with an 11-7 advantage.
16:02 (IST)12 APR 2018
And 6-6
What an exciting contest this is turning out to be!
16:01 (IST)12 APR 2018
Now Singapore in the lead
5-4
16:00 (IST)12 APR 2018
But Team Singapore comes storming back to draw parity!
4-4
15:59 (IST)12 APR 2018
And the Indians look to continue the momentum as they open up a 2-1 lead in Game 2
15:58 (IST)12 APR 2018
Ponnappa and Reddy look very, very confident in this match. The Singaporeans fought back to even things at 16-16 but Team India held their nerves to snatch the first game 21-18
16:05 (IST)12 APR 2018
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16:04 (IST)12 APR 2018
As Day 8 progresses, India continues a good medal run which it has had so far.
Next up is Badminton Women's Doubles Round of 16 match between Sikki Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa of India & Ren-Ne Ong/Jia Ying Crystal Wong of Singapore.
Medals won on Day 8: Day 8 has been good so far for India with Rahul Aware bringing home a Gold medal in Wrestling in the Men's Freestyle 57 kg category. Babita Kumari losing out to Diana Weicker in the Gold medal match in Wrestling Women's Freestyle 53 kg category and having to settle for a Silver medal. Kiran also winning a Bronze medal for India in Wrestling Women's Freestyle 76 kg.
Sushil Kumar is the latest to win a medal as he wins a gold in Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg category.
In Shooting, Tejaswini Sawant won a Silver medal for India in the Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals.
India will be hoping Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games 2018 is just as successful as the previous days.
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