HS Prannoy vs Lee Dong Keun, Live Badminton Score and Updates, China Open Super Series 2017 Round 1

What a match that was! What an effort from both the players! Prannoy held his nerves for the marathon win.

But now let's shift our focus to PV Sindhu's match. You can follow it LIVE here:

Final score: Prannoy def Lee, 18-21, 21-16, 21-19 in 90 minutes to enter the second round.

AND PRANNOY WINS!!!!!! 21-19

Lee does it again! He saves a second one...19-20

A resilient Lee saves one..18-20

THREE MATCH POINTS FOR THE INDIAN...20-17

Prannoy adds another crucial point to his kitty....19-17

Lee says "Not so easy"....and he comes back to 17-18

18-15...the gap is widening..it's a question of nerves now

A long rally goes in favour of the Gopichand protege...17-15

Three points in a row for the Kerala shuttler...16-15 he leads

Can he keep it going? What a tight match this is!

And Prannoy fights back to 15-15

Now it's Prannoy's turn to claw his way back...13-14 he trails

14-11 to the Korean..he has won six points in a row now!!!!

Lee does not stop there...he takes two more points to snatch the lead back from Prannoy. 12-11 to Lee now.

Lee makes a better start after the break....two points on the trot and he now trails by just one point at 10-11

At half-time, the Indian has an 11-8 advantage.

Prannoy soars to 10-8 now

How long can the Indian hold on to it?

Things are heating up here...Lee takes a couple of points but Prannoy still ahead at 9-8

Now Prannoy lets his racquet do the talking...it is an 8-6 lead for the India No. 2 shuttler.

6-6 currently

it is 5-5 now

It is once again a hard-fought affair....Lee is barely ahead. 5-4

Now Lee advances to 4-2

THIRD GAME

2-2

What a fightback that was! Can he keep it going in the decider?

And Prannoy needs just one game point to convert! 21-16 it is

Prannoy reaches game points....20-16 to the World No. 11

18-16 now..can he take two more points and force a decider?

And Prannoy is pulling away now...17-15

It is Prannoy who has made his mark now....taking three points on the trot, he has jumped to 16-15

It is Lee who grabs the next two points for a 15-13 lead

Long rallies are the order of the day now...13-13

12-12....can Prannoy break away and build a lead of his own?

And we are back to level terms..11-11

After the break, the aggression in Prannoy shows up and he gets two points on the trot....10-11

Prannoy pulled one point back but could not prevent Lee from going up to 11-8 at half-time.

10-7 to the World No. 51 now

No change in the margin of deficit....Prannoy trailing by 3 points even now...6-9

8-5 in Lee's favour

It's still a three-point lead for the Korean...7-4

And the World No. 51 builds a 6-3 lead....can Prannoy bring forth his fighting skills?

Lee surges to a 4-2 lead.

And it is competitive once more..2-2

SECOND GAME

Lee takes the opening point.

Lee halts his comeback and grabs the opening game, 21-18.

A resilient Prannoy now saves a couple of game points to get to 18-20

Lee goes up to game points...20-16