HS Prannoy vs Chen Long, Indonesia Open 2017 Quarter-finals

That wraps up our liveblog for today. Do join us tomorrow for the semi-finals. Till then stay tuned to Sportskeeda for more updates on Indian badminton.

Goodbye!

What a day for India!!!!! Both the Indian men - HS Prannoy and Srikanth Kidambi - defeated higher ranked opponents to enter the semi-finals!!!!! Prannoy's win, especially, was stunning as he beat the Olympic champion Chen Long. And what a terrific match that was!

Here's hoping the Indian men can keep on flying the Indian Tricolour high in Indonesia till the end.

Final score: 21-18 16-21 21-19

AND PRANNOY WINS!!!!!!!!!!

Shuttle goes wide from the Indian....he still leads 20-19

PRANNOY HAS 2 MATCH POINTS!!!!!!!!

But Chen Long is not giving up...he makes it 18-19

WHAT A POINT!!!! Determined Prannoy makes it 19-17

Can the Indian hold his nerves now?

Prannoy gets a crucial point for 18-17

Chen Long is the Olympic champion for a reason...he storms back to 17-17

The match has slowed down as the rallies have become longer and more competitive.....Prannoy still ahead at 17-15

And it is a 3-point lead now at 16-13

Prannoy has carved out a 2-point advantage yet again....15-13

And it is a 2-point lead at 14-12

Prannoy is once again ahead at 13-12

And it quickly becomes 12-12

Prannoy takes the first point after the break and it is 11-11

Chen Long is ahead at 11-10 at half-time

And it is back to 10-10

Now Prannoy gets the lead for the first time..10-9

And it continues to be hard-fought..8-8

We are back to level at 7-7

Chen Long now leads 6-4

A long rally goes Chen Long's way and he is up 5-3

No, Prannoy comes back to take a couple of points to make it 3-4

And Chen Long makes it 4-1....is Prannoy running out of steam?

THIRD GAME

The Chinese asserts himself early for a 2-1 lead

Chen Long CONVERTS to take the second game, 21-16

Game Points for Chen Long at 20-16

Now Chen has accelerated to 19-16

Superb flexibility from Chen Long for 17-16

Prannoy continues to hunt down his chances and it has paid off..back on level terms at 16-16

Again Chen Long jumps ahead to 15-13 just as Prannoy started breathing down his neck

And 13-14 now

Prannoy still continues to fight even though Chen Long has the upper hand in this game...it is 14-12 for the Chinese

And now just a solitary point lead for the Chinese as Prannoy has come back to 11-12

Prannoy makes it a 2-point gap....10-12

The Chinese is still ahead at 12-9

Brilliant defence from the Chinese....he leads 11-8 at half-time

Chen Long goes up to 10-7 but Prannoy is trying his best to come back.....now trails 8-10

Now the Olympic champion inches ahead to 9-7

It continues to be evenly poised at 7-7

All square at 6-6

And now 6-4

Prannoy takes a 5-4 lead

Still level at 4-4

It is back to 3-3

Prannoy jumps ahead to 3-2

Now Chen Long takes a mini lead of 2-1

HS Prannoy vs Chen Long, Indonesia Open 2017 Quarter-finals - As it happened

Prannoy wins 21-18, 16-21, 21-19