Kidambi Srikanth vs Wong Wing Ki Vincent, Live score and commentary Denmark Open Badminton 2017

Kidambi Srikanth defeats Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-18, 21-17 in 39 minutes.

Updated: 21 October 2017 20:59 IST - Published: 21 October 2017 20:58 IST

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Kidambi Srikanth made short work of Wong Wing Ki Vincent, as he defeated the shuttler from Hong Kong in straight games, within a span of 39 minutes. Unlike yesterday, Srikanth was not really troubled by his opponent, as he negotiated the difficult moments in the two games with relative ease. With this, the 24-year-old makes it to his fourth final in 2017.

And Srikanth secures the win with a smash down the line, which Wong could only hit into the net. Kidambi Srikanth wins 21-18, 21-17.

Srikanth lobs Wong, to set up 3 match points. 20-17

Srikanth with a wild shot, that goes way wide. 19-17

Wong hits it into the net. 19-16 Srikanth

Wong hits the let chord but it topples into Srikanth's side. The Indian fails to get it back to the other side. 16-18

Another smash, and another point. 18-15 Srikanth

A quick exchange of shots later Srikanth goes 17-15 up

Srikanth lines up the big smash, and wins the point easily. 16-15 Srikanth

Wong swings it wildly to hit the shuttle into the net. 15-15

And Wong takes the lead again. 15-14

Srikanth lines up the two smashes, but hits it into the net on the second one. 14-14

Srikant hits the net. 14-13

Wong hits it long this time. 14-12 Srikanth

And Wong hits the net this time. 13-12 Srikanth

Srikanth hits it into the net, attempting a drop shot. 12-12

Srikanth brings up the big smashes to take the lead again. 12-11

Srikanth makes it 11-11

Wong hits it long, but then challenges the call. Hawkeye shows that it was way out. 11-10 Wong.

And we are back, as Wong gets us underway.

Brilliant fightback by Wong, as he won five straight points in the end, to go into the mid-game interval with an 11-9 lead.

Wong takes the lead for the first time in the 2nd game. 10-9 Wong.

Srikanth hits into the net after a flurry of quick exchanges. 9-9

Brilliant smash by Wong! 8-9

Wong cleverly lobs Srikanth to make it 7-9

And he gets another point to make it 9-6

Brilliant play by Srikanth. He seemed down and out as Wong hit it towards the line, but he dived, and got back to his feet and brought in another smash to set up the point. 8-6.

Wong smashes down the line to make it 6-7

Wong gets one back. 5-7

And he makes it 7-4

Another smash makes it 6-4 to Srikanth

Srikanth takes the lead with a smash down the centre.

That seems to have given Wong some momentum, as he comes back with three more successive points to make it 4-4

Srikanth hits it long. The umpire first called in, and later changed the call. Srikanth wanted to challenge that, but was disallowed from doing that, as the umpire deemed his challenge request was too late. 4-1

Wong hits it long. 4-0 Srikanth

Another smash makes it 3-0 Srikanth

and he makes it 2-0

Srikanth gets the 2nd game underway, and wins the first point with successive smashes.

And he clinches the opening game 21-18, in 18 minutes, as Wong hits a lob by the Indian wide.

And he hits it into the net. 20-18 Srikanth. Srikanth has 2 game points.

Wong smashes it into the net. 20-17 Srikanth. Srikanth has 3 game points.

Wong comes up with a brilliant cross court drop shot to make it 17-19

A diving Wong cannot negotiate a big smash by Srikanth. But he challenges the call, and gets it right again. 16-19

Wong hits wide. 19-15 Srikanth

And he hits another one into the net. 18-15

Srikanth reutrns a big smash into the net. 18-14

But Srikanth brings up the big smash again, to make it 18-13

Wong gets a pint back. 13-17

Wong hits it high and wide. 17-12 Srikanth

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