Thailand Masters: Aditya Joshi vs Kantaphon Wangcharoen Quarter-finals Live Commentary and Match Updates

Live coverage of the Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold quarter-finals.

Updated: 10 February 2017 14:44 IST - Published: February, 10 2017 02:01 PM IST

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Joshi might have lost today but it is still a commendable effort from the youngster considering he is just 20. He is definitely one to watch out for.

It is a 21-12, 21-11 win for Kantaphon Wangcharoen.

Kantaphon finishes with a smash that Aditya fails to return.

And Kantaphon has reached match points at 20-11.

It is 17-8 now for the local shuttler. Can Joshi find some magic here?

Aditya needs some quick injection of pace and also has to cut down on his errors. He is down 7-15.

It is a 12-6 lead now.

The Thai is up 11-4 at the break.

Aditya is putting up a great effort but continues to miss the lines and corners by a whisker. It is 10-4 for the Thai.

Aditya just misses the corner and it is 7-3 for his opponent.

Joshi now trails 3-6.

The Thai makes error and Aditya gets another point for 2-5.

Excellent defence from both but the point goes to the Thai for 4-1.

Aditya fumbles while attempting a smash and it is 3-1 for the Thai.

Game 2

The second game has started and the initial stages are competitive. It is currently 2-1 to the Thai.

Wangcharoen bags the opening game, 21-12.

Two quick points go to the Thai and he leads 18-12.

Aditya is injecting more pace and power into his game now, currently trails 12-16

Aditya now takes 2 quick points to reduce the deficit to 11-15.

It is a long rally and the point goes to the Thai, who goes up 15-9

And the talented youngster has woken up! He has reduced the gap to just five points at 9-14.

Aditya has taken three points after the break and is now trailing 6-14.

It is the Thai who is cruising at 11-3 at half-time.

Aditya is certainly feeling the effects of his exploits here and is trailing 3-9 now.

It is a big 7-2 lead now for the local shuttler.

Joshi finally takes a point after the Thai went up, 5-1.

It is Wangcharoen who is looking pretty confident now and is up 3-1.

And the match is under way!

Good afternoon and welcome to the liveblog of the 2017 Thailand Masters quarter-finals. 20-year-old Aditya Joshi is the only Indian to reach this far at this tournament. He caused a big upset in the second round by sending the fourth seed and World No. 19 out.

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