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Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu vs Gregoria Mariska Final Live Commentary and Match Updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedJan 29, 2017 12:50 GMT

Live coverage of the 2017 Syed Modi International women's singles final.

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12:50 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sindhu WINS 21-13, 21-14

12:49 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Mariska takes a point to reduce the gap to 14-20.

12:49 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

She has reached match points now at 20-13.

12:45 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sindhu is inching towards victory now. It is 15-7 now.

12:41 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

At the half-time, Sindhu is up 11-5.

12:41 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

The top is now at a 10-5 advantage.

12:40 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Game 2

In the second game, PV Sindhu is already up, 6-3.

12:35 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

It is 21-13 to Sindhu now.

12:33 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sindhu has now accelerated to 19-12. Can she close this out now?

12:28 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

She is now up, 12-5.

12:26 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

The top seed is now cruising and is up 10-4.

12:25 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Top seed PV Sindhu has now taken the court against the unseeded Indonesian Gregoria Mariska and is up 4-1.

11:20 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

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Ladies and gentlemen, Sameer Verma is the men's singles champion at the 2017 Syed Modi International.

11:12 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sameer Verma WINS, 21-19, 21-16.

11:11 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sai has saved 2 match points to reduce the deficit to 16-20.

11:10 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sameer has rocketed to match points now. Up 20-14.

11:08 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

It is pretty close now, 15-14 to Sameer.

11:06 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

And Sai is not giving up yet. He too takes the next 2 points to make it 13-13.

11:05 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sameer is totally in control of this now. Verma up 13-11.

11:04 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

And it is 11-11.

11:03 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sameer is thoroughly dominating the proceedings after the break. He has taken 5 points in a row to close in on 10-11.

10:59 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

It is 11-5 for Sai at half-time.

10:58 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sai has now accelerated to 9-5.

10:57 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sameer takes another point to reduce the gap to 5-6.

10:56 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sameer once again trying to prevent Sai from running away., It is currently 6-4 for Sai.

10:55 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Just like the first game, Sai has once again leaped to 5-2.

10:53 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Game 2

Sai has a mini lead of 2-1 in the initial stages.

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Wow! What a turnaround that was!!!!!!

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And Sameer takes the first game, 21-19! 

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And he now even has a game point!!!

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And Sameer makes a huge comeback to level things at 19-19.

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And it is 19-16.

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Exceptional defence from both and it is Sai, who takes a crucial point to have an 18-16 advantage.

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And he takes yet another! It is 17-16 now

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And the eighth seed takes another point. It is 17-15 for Sai.

10:42 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

The 3-point gap still remains. A confident Sai up 17-14.

10:40 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

And he is fighting back now! Sameer takes 3 points to make it 13-16.

10:39 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

It is 15-10 for Sai now.

10:37 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Can the Hong Kong Open runner-up make a comeback?

10:36 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

The ninth seed is now cruising at 14-6.

10:34 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

It has been such a smooth game from Sai so far. He leads 11-5 at the mid-game interval.

10:32 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

The ninth seed seems to have picked up from where he left yesterday when he upset Srikanth.

10:31 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sai is now up, 7-3.

10:29 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Sameer is finally on the board at 1-4.

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And it is a blazing start for Sai, who is up 4-0.

10:27 (GMT)29 JAN 2017

Good afternoon and welcome to the Sportskeeda liveblog of the 2017 Syed Modi International men's singles final. In an all-Indian summit clash, the eighth seed Sameer Verma faces the ninth seed B Sai Praneeth. Both of them have been giant-killers at this tournament. While Sameer shocked the second seed Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, Sai ousted the third seed and defending champion Kidambi Srikanth.
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