And the Indian World No. 4 prevails over Jorgensen! Final Score: 21-18, 21-9!
On to the next round!
17:56 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant is a point away from winning the match now!!
17:55 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant races off to a whooping 19-8 lead!
17:53 (IST)27 JUN 2018
There is no stopping the World No. 4 today! He sprints to a 16-6 swiftly!
17:52 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant maintains a 6 point lead over Jorgensen! He lags behind at 12-6!
17:50 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant rushes ahead and takes a 10-5 lead!
17:47 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Jorgensen covers up and equalizes with Srikant at 4 all
17:45 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Into the 2nd game, Srikant leads 2-1!
17:43 (IST)27 JUN 2018
We are headed to the 2nd game now!
17:43 (IST)27 JUN 2018
In no time, Srikant takes the first game home!
Score: 21-18!
17:42 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant edges past him and collects two successive points to get a 19-18 lead
17:40 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Jorgensen holds his service and advances to a 18-17 lead over Srikant!
17:39 (IST)27 JUN 2018
The duo stay abreast of each other at 16 all
17:37 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant-Jorgensen duo equalize each other at 14 all!
17:35 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Jorgensen seeks to dissolve the point gap and is at 12-13 behind Srikant!
17:35 (IST)27 JUN 2018
The Indian stays ahead at 13-10!
17:35 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant manages to keep a 3 point lead between him and Jorgensen!
17:32 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant shows class as he races ahead at 11-7!
17:30 (IST)27 JUN 2018
The former World No. 2 doesn't let Srikant get far ahead as he equals up at 7 all!
17:29 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant steers ahead of Jorgensen who lags behind the Indian at 7-4!
17:27 (IST)27 JUN 2018
He leads the way with a 5-2 lead over Jorgensen!
17:27 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Srikant gets off to a flying start!
17:25 (IST)27 JUN 2018
Good evening everyone! We are about to start the match between Srikant and Jorgensen soon! Stay tuned!
15:24 (IST)27 JUN 2018
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.
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Final Score: 21-18, 21-9!
On to the next round!