Indonesia Open Semis: Kashyap vs Momota

Final score: Kento Momota beats Parupalli Kashyap 12-21, 21-17, 21-19.

Momota gains 5 straight points to beat Parupalli Kashyap 21-19 in the decider.

1 match point for Momota.

34 shots rally ends with Momota making it 19 all.

19 all now.

Close. 19-18 now.

3 points advantage now for Kashyap. 19-16.

18-15 in favour of Kashyap.

Challenge from Kashyap, it was out! 17-14 now.

Good try from Momota but kashyap makes it 17-13.

Kashyap leads 15-13 now.

Kashyap lost his footing there and lost a point there. Unlucky. 12-11 now.

Cmon Kashyap ! @parupallik
— vikram sathaye (@vikramsathaye) June 6, 2015

Kashyap leads 11-10 in the decider at the break.

2 straight points for Kashyap now. 8-8.

Momota now leads 8-6.

Neck to neck as I said. 4-4 it was and it is 5-5 again.

2-2. Guess this game will go down the wire as well.

Third and final game commences. 1-1 now.

Momota wins the second game 21-17.

3 game points for Momota now.

Momota challenges the decision for review and it wasi indeed out. 17-18 now.

Kashyap manages to gain 2 points and it's 17-17 now.

Unlucky there for Kashyap and Momota takes the lead now. 15-16.

15-15 now. Too close to call.

A crushing smash by Momota to make it 14-14.

Another long rally. 30 shots this time and this time Momota manages to steal the point. 13-13.

After a long rally of 29 shots, Kashyap manages to get the point. 13-12.

Neck to neck yet again. 12-12.

Momota gains 2 points after the break to make it 11-11.

Kashyap leads 11-9 at the interval of the second game.

Momota has won 4 out of the last 5 points and is trailing by just 1 point now. 10-9.

Kashyap has gained 8 straight points now. 9-5 up.

7-5 in favour of Kashyap now.

Kashyap is leading 6-5 now.

Great come back from Kashyap now. Makes it 5 all.

3 straight points for Kashyap. 5-4 now.

Momota has made a strong comeback so far. Leads 5-1 now.

Second game on its way. 1-1 now.

Kashyap has won the first game comprehensively 21-12.

20-11. 9 game points for Kashyap now.

9 points advantage for Kashyap now. 18-9.

6 points after the break and Kashyap is 17-8 up now.

Kashyap has a 3 point advantage now.

Little unlucky there for Kashyap as the shuttlecock touches the net. 9-8.

Kashyap leads 9-7 now.

7-7.

Neck to neck this game so far. 5-5 now.

4 all.

3 all now.