Srikanth Kidambi vs Hu Yun, Live Badminton score and updates, Japan Open Super Series 2017 Round of 16

Later in the day, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal too will be seeking quarter-final berths.

Sri thus joins HS Prannoy, who is the other Indian to have reached the quarter-finals

Srikanth is through to the quarter-finals!!!!

Final score: 21-12, 21-11 win for Srikanth

Srikanth wraps it up 21-11

19-11 now for the Indian

But Sri halts his run and goes up to 18-10

16-10 as Hu Yun takes one point

16-9 now

Sri is steadily heading towards the finish line

Sri continues to pounce on Hu Yun and he now leads 14-8

No stopping Sri....he is up at 13-6

At halftime, Srikanth leads 11-5

9-5 advantage for Srikanth presently

He is still with a healthy lead....8-4

Srikanth once more imposes his aggressive game and surges to 5-3

Second game

It's 2-2 currently

Wow! What a sizzling display that was from Srikanth after a bit of struggle initially

Srikanth bags the first game, 21-12

Sri has THREE game points....20-11

The eighth seed is cruising at 17-11 now

Sri is fully in control now. 15-10 is the lead

11-9 is the lead for Srikanth at halftime

10-9 now

The Indian seems to have found his rhythm now

Sri has a 9-8 lead now

We are all level.... 7-7

Sri gets 2 points on the trot and trails 6-7

7-4 advantage now for Hu Yun

6-3 advantage now

It's a 5-3 lead for Hu Yun. Sri is taking time to get used to Hu Yun's speed.

And he now has a 4-2 lead over Sri

Hu Yun goes up to 3-2....the points are fast

Hu Yun to serve first!

The players are arriving on court

The match is slightly delayed. Stay tuned for updates.

ICYMI: Here's a quick roundup of yesterday's action, which featured some brilliant displays by India's shuttlers.

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the Japan Open Superseries as we enter the second round of the main draw, with all events down to their last 16 players. Our first match of the day sees Srikanth Kidambi take on Hu Yun from Hong Kong, in what promises to be a tight contest.

Yun may be ranked 28 in the world but he will be an extremely difficult opponent to overcome, considering his Round 1 match. He defeated the Korea Open winner from last week Anthony Ginting in a tight three-setter 21-16 10-21 21-13 and will fancy his chances against the Indian, who too will be coming off the back of a grinding battle.

The Indonesia and Australia Open champion overcame a stiff challenge from China's Tian Houwei 21-15 12-21 21-11, who enjoyed a 6-1 head-to-head record against Srikanth prior to the match.

Stay tuned to this space as we bring you the latest updates from the match!