Sai Praneeth vs Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk Live Score and Commentary Singapore Open Quarter-finals

Sai Praneeth wins 15-21, 21-14, 21-19

Updated: 14 April 2017 14:48 IST - Published: 14 April 2017 12:44 IST

Final score: 15-21, 21-14, 21-19 win for Sai Praneeth

This is Sai's first ever win over World No. 11 Tanongsak in three meetings!!!!

SAI PRANEETH WINS 21-19

The Thai saves one

TWO MATCH POINTS FOR SAI AT 20-18

It is 19-18 now for Sai

Four consecutive points for Sai as he now leads 19-17

Longer rallies now....the Thai is still ahead at 17-15

16-14 for the Thai now...time is running out for Sai.

Now the Thai takes a point to advance to 14-13

They are still even at 13-13

And Sai fights back to make it 12-12

It is 12-9 now for the Thai

The eighth seed leads 11-8 at half-time

But the Thai dashes Sai's hopes and inches ahead to 10-8

What a fightback!!!!

And Sai has come back to make it 8-8

Sai takes a point to reduce the gap to 5-8

8-4 for the eighth seed...can Sai fight back?

It is a 4-point lead for the Thai now....7-3

It is 5-2 now for the Thai

Tanongsak makes his mark and leads 4-2

They are now locked at 2-2

THIRD GAME

It is 1-1 to start off things

Wow! That was a great game played by Sai!! He took a game even in their last showdown at the 2016 Denmark Open

Sai takes the second game, 21-14

It is now 19-13

Sai once again is up by 5 points at 18-13

But Sai stops his momentum and makes it 16-12

The Thai takes 2 quick points and makes it 12-15

Sai is still in the lead at 15-10

Sai leads 13-8

Can he take this game?

6-point lead for Sai at 12-6

At half-time, Sai leads 11-5 over the World No. 11

10-5 lead for Sai

Sai is cruising at 9-4...it is a FIVE-point advantage now!

And yes, HE DOES hold on to it! Sai has raced ahead to 6-3

Sai is still up, 3-2. How long can he hold on to it?

SECOND GAME

Sai now jumps ahead to 2-1

Tanongsak has wrapped up the first game, 21-15

But the eighth seed has pocketed two quick points and has now gone ahead to 18-15

Sai is fighting back and is now 15-16

15-14 for Tanongsak

14-12 for the Thai

Now Tanongsak is playing error-free and is up at 14-11

Once more it is just a 1-point gap....Sai trails 11-12

Sai takes a quick point after the break and now trails 10-12

At the interval, Tanongsak leads 11-9.

Another point for Sai...9-10

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