Malaysia Open 2018, Men's singles, 1st round: Kidambi Srikanth vs Jan O Jorgensen, Live Match Updates

The match starts around 4.30 pm

Updated: 27 June 2018 17:57 IST - Published: 27 June 2018 15:20 IST

And the Indian World No. 4 prevails over Jorgensen!
Final Score: 21-18, 21-9!

On to the next round!

Srikant is a point away from winning the match now!!

Srikant races off to a whooping 19-8 lead!

There is no stopping the World No. 4 today! He sprints to a 16-6 swiftly!

Srikant maintains a 6 point lead over Jorgensen!
He lags behind at 12-6!

Srikant rushes ahead and takes a 10-5 lead!

Jorgensen covers up and equalizes with Srikant at 4 all

Into the 2nd game, Srikant leads 2-1!

We are headed to the 2nd game now!

In no time, Srikant takes the first game home!

Score: 21-18!

Srikant edges past him and collects two successive points to get a 19-18 lead

Jorgensen holds his service and advances to a 18-17 lead over Srikant!

The duo stay abreast of each other at 16 all

Srikant-Jorgensen duo equalize each other at 14 all!

Jorgensen seeks to dissolve the point gap and is at 12-13 behind Srikant!

The Indian stays ahead at 13-10!

Srikant manages to keep a 3 point lead between him and Jorgensen!

Srikant shows class as he races ahead at 11-7!

The former World No. 2 doesn't let Srikant get far ahead as he equals up at 7 all!

Srikant steers ahead of Jorgensen who lags behind the Indian at 7-4!

He leads the way with a 5-2 lead over Jorgensen!

Srikant gets off to a flying start!

Good evening everyone! We are about to start the match between Srikant and Jorgensen soon! Stay tuned!

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of Malaysia Open. In men's singles, World No. 4 Kidambi Srikanth has been handed a relatively easy draw with the likes of Viktor Axelson, Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan and Shi Yuqi all on the other half.

Srikanth begins his campaign against former World No. 2 Jan O Jorgensen. If he gets past that hurdle, in the second round could have met countryman B Sai Praneeth but the latter crashed out on the opening day.

The freshly crowned World No. 4 Kidambi Srikant is the obvious favourite for this match. But the going might get difficult for the Indian because he is faced with an experienced opponent in former World No. 2 Jorgensen. The battle between the two should be sight to watch and it is really difficult to predict in whose favour the shuttle cocks would swing before it begins.