Syed Modi International 2018 Badminton Live: Parupalli Kashyap vs Sitthikom Thammasin, Live score & Updates | 23rd November 2018

Thammasin def Kashyap 21-16, 21-19 in 43 minutes to enter the semi-finals

Updated: 23 November 2018 18:08 IST - Published: 23 November 2018 17:25 IST

Thammasin wraps this up!

He beats former two-time champion Kashyap 21-16, 21-19 in 43 minutes to enter the semi-finals

Now Thammasin has a match point!

It is 19-19

Can it get any closer?

In a sudden shift of momentum, Thammasin has stormed back to snatch the lead...he takes six points in a row and goes up to 17-14

Kashyap looking stronger now after the break...he takes five points after the break and leads 14-11

Thammasin is now up 11-9 at the time of the mid-game interval.

The second game continues to be competitive!

9-9

Once more Kashyap is back in the lead at 8-7

Kashyap has drawn level at 6-6

But the lead is now back with Thammasin as he inches ahead to 5-4

Kashyap has a slight lead of 3-2 now

It's 1-1 in Game 2

Thammasin bags the first game 21-16

Kashyap saves a game point as he trails 15-20

It's 19-13 to the young Thai now...certainly youth is winning this battle of experience vs youth at least now

Some more aggressive shots take him further up to 17-12

But no, the determined Thai has prevented any sort of Kashyap comeback so far....Thammasin up 15-11

Kashyap is chipping away at the points and now trails 10-13....can he level it?

The Thai is still ahead by 4 points at 12-8

Thammasin takes an 11-7 lead at the mid-game interval.

Kashyap maintains the two-point difference at 7-9

Two more points and Kashyap is back at 6-8

Kashyap gets yet another point and now trails 4-8

Kashyap now trails 3-7

The former two-time champion is finally on the board at 1-6

The Thai has an iron grip of this opening game...he leads 5-0

The Thai is up 3-0

The match has started and the Thai takes a 2-0 lead