Swiss Open 2018, Final: Sameer Verma vs Jan O Jorgensen, Live Match Updates

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After being on and off last year due to a recurring shoulder injury, Verma is BACK to where he belongs! The pace, the power, the fitness, the confidence.....everything is there!

Hopefully he will be able to build on this for he has so much talent.

WHAT A WEEK FOR INDIAN BADMINTON!

Two shuttlers won individual titles in two different tournaments - Parupalli Kashyap in Vienna and now Sameer Verma in Basel

VERMA HAS WON THE SWISS OPEN! THIS IS HIS FIRST TITLE SINCE WINNING THE SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL MORE THAN A YEAR AGO!

VERMA LIES ON THE COURT AS JAN SENDS THE SHUTTLE WIDE!

IT WAS CHALLENGED BY JAN AND IT WAS SHOWN OUT!

Final score: Verma def Jorgensen 21-15, 21-13 in 36 minutes

The shuttle sails long from Jan.

MATCH POINTS FOR VERMA!!!!

Verma makes a rare smash error

19-13

Verma's defence is just so, so good! Not letting Jan play his attacking game at all.

Verma goes up to 19-12

Excellent retrieving from Verma but Jan gets the point in the end!

11-17

A little help from the netchord!

Verma up 16-9

Points are coming fast and furious for Verma now!

He is up 15-9

It's 14-9 to the Indian

And it did indeed clip the line

Verma still very comfortably placed at 13-9

Challenge from Jan after the shuttle landed in the corner from Verma

And he closes the gap further!

9-11

Jan is going nowhere yet! He comes up with a couple of blazing smashes to reduce the deficit

He trails 8-11

It's 11-6 to Verma going into the mid-game interval.

And just like that, Jan has lost his way all of a sudden

It's 10-6 to Verma

Verma has once again regained a TWO-POINT ADVANTAGE AS JAN FALTERED AT THE NET

8-6

And it is 5-5

Jan ducked as he was caught in no man's land and Verma swiftly puts away the shuttle

Verma 5-4

Top class smash from Verma to keep it even!

4-4

Jan is once again outsmarting Verma at the net.

It's 3-3

Verma is still in command!

3-1

So much power in his down-the-line smash!

Verma now leads 2-1

SECOND GAME

An error in judgment from Verma

0-1

As Jan fumbles at the net, SAMEER BAGS THE FIRST GAME!

21-15

Wow! Jan gets a point as he pushes the shuttle deep into the right hand corner of Verma

One is saved as Sameer pushes the shuttle long!

SEVEN GAME POINTS FOR THE INDIAN!

20-13

Verma's pace is just stunning to watch!

19-12

Excellent backhand putaway at the net from Verma!

18-12

But Jan seems to have recovered a bit. He gets a couple of points at the net

Trails 12-17

Too many errors from Jan...he seems to have lost the plot!

17-10 in favour of the Indian

A lot of aggression from the Indian!

He is looking fired-up!

16-10

And now the gap is increasing further!

14-10 in favour of the Indian

It continues to be a two-point gap with Verma leading 12-10

And Jan gets another at the net!

9-11

Jan wins a challenge right on resumption

He trails 8-11

Verma goes into the mid-game break with a healthy lead of 11-7.

It's 10-6 to the Indian

The plan is simple - Verma is prolonging the rallies, testing Jan's fitness and forcing him into unforced errors.

Verma's agility is a treat to watch at the moment

He now leads 9-5

This time Verma sends the shuttle long!

8-5

And the Indian has extended his lead to 8-3

The shuttle touches the top of the tape and falls over to the Dane's side!

Sameer up 6-2

Some great lifts from the Indian to keep the rally going. He finishes with a subtle drop
5-1

Swift backhand at the net from the Dane!

1-3

One smash to the body!

Sameer 3-0

Some terrific rallies already!

Sameer up 2-0