Syed Modi International 2018 Badminton Live: Sameer Verma vs Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, Live score & Updates

Final score: Verma def Wardoyo 21-13, 17-21, 21-8 in 57 minutes to enter the final.

Another two points for the Indian and he gets the win!!!!!

Sameer enters the final!!!!! He is one win away from successfully defending his title!!!!

Total dominance by Sameer now! He takes four points on the trot to go up to 19-8

15-8 to the defending champion!

Two more points for Wardoyo as he trails 7-14

It's 14-5 to Verma now!

Can he finish it off?

Sameer is in complete control of the proceedings now!

He is 11-3 up at the time of the mid-game interval.

It's a five-point difference between the two now. Sameer is 8-3 up!

Sameer adds two more points and now leads 5-2

It's 3-2 to Verma now in the decider!

What resilience from Wardoyo! He takes the second game 21-17 and sets up a decider!!!!

Wardoyo has game points as well!

20-17

And he has extended it further!

Wardoyo up 19-17

For the first time in this game, Wardoyo has a lead!

18-17 now

It's 16-16 now!!!!!!

And a long rally goes Wardoyo's way!

He now trails 13-14

It's 14-12 to Verma now

It has become a competitive game but Verma has a slender lead of 11-10 at the mid-game interval

It's 9-7 to Verma now after a brief fightback from the youngster!

It's 8-3 now for the Indian shuttler!

Sameer is 7-1 up...this is such a strong show now from Verma!

Wardoyo is now on the board at 1-4

It's a 3-0 lead for Verma in the second game...he looks hungry and determined!

This has been an exceptional display by Verma ever since he trailed his young opponent at the time of the mid-game interval.

He takes five of the next six points to bag the first game 21-13

Sameer is now accelerating with his array of aggressive shots! He has gone up to 16-12

Wardoyo took an 11-10 lead at the time of the mid-game interval but Sameer has once again come back to make it 12-12

Sameer levels this!!!!!

10-10

And the Indonesian is in the lead for the first time!

10-9

And the youngster draws level now, at 9-9

It's 8-7 to the Indian now!!!

It's 7-5 to Verma now as he adds a couple of points!

The youngster isn't giving up yet.....trails Verma by one point only at 4-5

And Verma is slowly separating himself from his opponent...he is up 5-3

The Indonesian is now on the board at 1-3

The defending champion takes a 2-0 lead

First point to Sameer!

1-0

And the match is under way!

Syed Modi International 2018 Badminton Live: Sameer Verma vs Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, Live score & Updates | 24th November 2018

Verma def Wardoyo 21-13, 17-21, 21-8 in 57 minutes to enter the final