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Sameer Verma vs Anders Antonsen Live Score and Commentary India Open Quarter-finals

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedMar 31, 2017 20:09 IST

Anders Antonsen beats Sameer Verma, 24-22, 21-19.

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20:09 (IST)31 MAR 2017

That wraps up our live coverage of the India Open quarter-finals. Hope you enjoyed it. Do join us tomorrow for the live coverage of the semi-finals. Goodnight!

20:07 (IST)31 MAR 2017

And with that, PV Sindhu remains the last Indian standing at the 2017 India Open Superseries. She will look to reach the final when she faces the second seed Sung Ji Hyun in the semi-finals tomorrow. She earlier outlasted the former champion Saina Nehwal in a gruelling two-game encounter today. 

20:04 (IST)31 MAR 2017

That was a great effort from the younger Verma brother despite the disappointing result in the end. This should set up the Hong Kong Open Superseries runner-up for even bigger things!

20:01 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Antonsen doesn't waste time. He takes the next two points to dash Sameer's hopes for a 24-22, 21-19 win.

19:59 (IST)31 MAR 2017

It is 19-19....tight, tight contest!

19:58 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Now Antonsen has inched ahead to 19-18

19:57 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Antonsen has once again stormed back to 18-18.

19:56 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Despite a fightback from the teenager, Sameer has still managed to be ahead at 18-16.

19:54 (IST)31 MAR 2017

And Sameer has widened the gap between him and Antonsen. He is up 17-13.

19:52 (IST)31 MAR 2017

It is 14-12 now for Verma. Can he hold on to it and force a decider?

19:48 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Anders takes 2 points on the trot to go up to 11-10 at the mid-game interval.

19:47 (IST)31 MAR 2017

It is 10-9 now for Verma

19:46 (IST)31 MAR 2017

It is a slender 9-8 advantage for the Indian now.

19:44 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Sameer's still in the lead at 8-6.

19:44 (IST)31 MAR 2017

After all he did beat the fourth seed Son Wan Ho and the World No. 15 Hu Yun en route to the quarters. 

19:43 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Once again, Sameer is showing his fighting skills. He has now taken 4 points in a row to inch ahead to 6-5.

19:41 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Sameer got one point back but the Dane has cruised to 5-2 now.

19:39 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Second game

Antonsen takes a 3-1 lead quickly.

19:35 (IST)31 MAR 2017

And Antonsen converts! The Dane takes the first game 24-22.

19:34 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Sameer saves it but Anders has yet another game point at 23-22.

19:32 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Now Antonsen has a game point at 22-21

19:30 (IST)31 MAR 2017

And once again, Antonsen saves it for 20-20

19:30 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Sameer has a game point at 20-19.

19:29 (IST)31 MAR 2017

But it is 19-19 once more

19:29 (IST)31 MAR 2017

The rallies have become longer and far more competitive now. Sameer still has the edge at 19-18.

19:27 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Antonsen has come up storming back to level matters at 17-17

19:26 (IST)31 MAR 2017

The Syed Modi International champion is still up 17-15

19:25 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Sameer has gone up 14-12 after the break after seeing his big lead vanishing.

19:18 (IST)31 MAR 2017

And he is up 11-8 at the interval wow!

19:17 (IST)31 MAR 2017

That makes it 4 consecutive points for the Indian!

19:17 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Now Sameer is very much in command. He has raced ahead to 10-8.

19:15 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Anders jumped to 8-6 but Sameer is not letting him run away with. Now he trails 7-8.

19:14 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Verma is fighting back here and has made it 6-7 Wow!

19:13 (IST)31 MAR 2017

The young Dane is looking strong at the moment and he leads 6-3.

19:12 (IST)31 MAR 2017

He is currently trailing the World No. 26 Anders Antonsen 2-4.

19:12 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Can Sameer Verma make it 2 Indians in the semi-finals of the India Open?

16:03 (IST)31 MAR 2017

This match is scheduled right after the blockbuster Saina Nehwal vs PV Sindhu quarter-final. So, there's still some time to go for it.

16:03 (IST)31 MAR 2017

Good afternoon and welcome to the Sportskeeda live blog of the India Open Superseries where Sameer Verma is the only Indian to reach the men's singles quarter-finals. The World No. 38 has been in impeccable form and upset the fourth seed Son Wan Ho in the first round. 

He is looking to continue his great run at home after winning the Syed Modi International title in January. He has the talented World No. 26 Anders Antonsen to deal with in this quarter-final match.
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