New Zealand Open 2018, Men's Singles Quarterfinal: Sameer Verma vs Lin Dan, Live Updates

Lin Dan wraps it up 21-19, 21-9 to enter the semi-finals.

Updated: 04 May 2018 13:53 IST - Published: 04 May 2018 11:50 IST

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With Verma's loss, third seed Sai Praneeth remains the only Indian still alive in the draw. Sai faces the second seed Jonatan Christie in the semi-finals.

While the first game was up and down as the lead kept on switching sides, the second game was a one-man show. Lin Dan was utterly dominant throughout Game 2 and blew away all hopes of a comeback for Verma.

Lin Dan wraps this up 21-19, 21-9 to enter the semi-finals.

20-9 to Dan now

It's 19-9 to Dan now as he inches closer to the finish line

Sameer is fluffing whatever little chance he has been getting.

Dan slips and falls, leaving the court wide open...still Verma failed to put away the shuttle

A long rally ends on a Dan lob that lands the shuttle right on the backline.

17-9 to Dan

One point for the Indian, but by now the Chinese has gone up to 16-7

Verma can't find his range at all in this game..yet another time he dumps the shuttle into the net.

He trails 6-13

Still 6 points difference between the two as Dan leads 12-6

It's 11-5 to Dan heading into the mid-game interval.

A couple of errors from Dan now

Sameer trails 5-10

Remember Verma made a great comeback in Game 1 from this point. Can he do a repeat?

Sameer tried to prolong the rallies but Dan kept on attacking his backhand.

It's 10-3 to Dan

It's 8-3 to the Chinese now...totally in control of this game at the moment

Verma finally stops the Dan march and gets a couple of points.

He trails 3-6

Dan has gone up 6-1. Verma is left searching frantically for a Plan B.

4-1 to the Chinese

Lin Dan is now relentless! Going for body smashes!

2 points in a row for the Chinese and he is up 2-1

First point to Sameer in Game 2

He had a huge lead and then relinquished it to Sameer, but the Chinese showed in the end why he is one of the greats of the game.

Dan showed his huge experience as he takes the first game 21-19 with a delicate drop.

Game point for the Chinese!

20-19

It's a down the line winner from the Indian!

19-19

5 points on the trot for the Chinese!

19-18

Sameer attempted a dropshot off his backhand at the net but failed.

It's all level!

18-18

Now the former World No. 1 gets a couple of points to reduce the deficit.

He trails 16-18

Sameer increases the gap between them further.

18-14

Another point goes to the Indian and he leads 17-14

This has been a very good recovery from the Indian so far. He trailed 4-10 at one point.

And he extends his lead further to 16-13

Verma keeps hold of his two-point advantage over the Chinese!

15-13

What a deadly drop by Verma from the back-court!

Sameer up 14-12

A sharp smash down the line by Lin Dan!

They are back to being even!

12-12

Verma still keeps his nose in front.

12-10

It's 11-10 to Verma going into the midgame break.

Verma has levelled matters now!

10-10

His variation is putting Lin Dan off guard!

Verma 9-10

Sameer is finding the corners very well now.

8-10

A few errors continue to trouble the Chinese.

Sameer now trails 6-10

Another point goes to the Indian.

5-10

A long rally goes in favour of the Indian.

Verma 4-10 now

9-3 to Dan.

He is firmly in control of the proceedings now.

7-3 now

Dan looks to have found his touch and poise.

It's 6-3 to Lin Dan

Again 2 points go in favour of the Chinese and he is up 5-3

It's 3-3

3 points on the trot for the Chinese and he snatches the lead.

3-2