Saina Nehwal vs Chen Yufei, Live Badminton Score and Updates, Hong Kong Open Superseries 2017 Round 2

Chen def Nehwal 18-21, 21-19, 21-10 to enter the quarter-finals.

Updated: 23 November 2017 19:55 IST - Published: 23 November 2017 18:36 IST

That leaves the 2016 runner-up PV Sindhu as the last Indian standing in Hong Kong. Can she make a deep run this time? It would be tough as she faces the China Open champion Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-finals.

We'll find out tomorrow if Sindhu indeed can avenge her French Open defeat to the in-form Yamaguchi.

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Goodnight and goodbye!

Nehwal played a brilliant first couple of games but then just ran out of steam as the energetic Chinese raised her level.

The Indian would rue those missed opportunities. She was very close to beating the World No. 8, who has been very much in form.

Final score: Chen def Nehwal 18-21, 21-19, 21-10 in 61 minutes to enter the quarter-finals.

Chen gets it done with a 21-10 scoreline.

Saina saves 3 match points!

And she saves another

Saina saves one.

Chen has multiple match points at 20-7

19-7 for Chen now

Too late for a Saina comeback?

16-7 for the World No. 8

And it's 14-7 for the youngster

On resumption, Chen takes the first point to further stretch her lead to 12-7

11-7 advantage for Chen at the half-time.

2 points in the kitty for the former World No. 1

7-10

10-5 for Chen

Saina grabbed a couple of points only to see the World No. 8 go up to 9-5

It's pretty much one-way traffic and all the traffic is going the Chinese way for the time being!

Chen up 8-3

And she makes it 6-3

Chen goes up to 5-3

Still even at 3-3

It's 2-2

THIRD GAME

Chen opens up a 2-1 lead

Chen takes the next one and clinches the second game, 21-19

Saina saves one!

19-20

Chen has two game points now!

20-18

Saina gets a crucial point here.

Still trails 18-19

19-17 advantage for the Chinese

18-16 for the Chinese now

Can Saina fight back?

Tense times!

Again there is a shift in momentum!

Chen doesn't give up and sneaks 2 points to build a 17-15 lead!

Saina has rectified that soon and has got the next two points to level at 15-15

And she has extended that to 15-13

Lapse in focus from Saina?

Now the Chinese has the lead once again.

14-13

12-12

2 points on the trot for Nehwal

12-11

It's 11-11 post-break!

And she takes the next two points as well in quick fashion to go up to 11-10 at the break!

The rallies are longer now. Chen grabs it and makes it 9-10

Saina still holds on to her slender lead of 2 points!

10-8

Nehwal pulls away and builds a 9-7 lead

And it continues to be tight!

7-7

Her persistence has paid off!

She has levelled things at 6-6

Chen showing her immense talent here as she stops Saina from going up further.

She has closed in on 4-5

Saina has now accelerated to a 5-2 lead

And we are all even now

2-2

It's 2-0 for the Indian

SECOND GAME

Saina takes the first point.

Saina wraps up the opener, 21-18

Now Saina has a couple of game points!

20-18

The resilient Chen has once again come back to make it 18-19