World Badminton Championships 2017: Srikanth Kidambi vs Anders Antonsen, Live Score and Updates: Srikanth wins 21-14, 21-18

We'll soon find that out.

For now, let's keep an eye on the other Indian title contenders who are in action today.

PV Sindhu will take the court in a few minutes. Follow her match live here:

Srikanth is looking really sharp throughout this World Championships. Can he go all the way? He might have to face the World No. 1 Son Wan Ho again whom he beat at the Indonesia Open and the Australian Open en route to the titles.

Srikanth is into the quarter-finals of the World Championships!!!!!!

FINAL SCORE: Srikanth Kidambi wins, 21-14, 21-18

But this time Sri stops him....21-18 it is!!!!!!

And he saves the third one as well.....trailing 18-20 now

And the Danes saves yet another match point....some last-minute drama?

Antonsen saves one....16-20

FIVE MATCH POINTS FOR SRIKANTH

20-15

The Dane has closed the gap to four points now...15-19

19-14...now in sniffing distance of victory!!!!

The Dane is still making an effort to keep the scoreboard ticking....14-18

18-13

18-12..Sri just THREE points away from the quarter-final

17-12 now

And he keeps adding points....16-11 for Sri

15-11 now for the Indian

Still too early to say anything for the very next point goes to Antonsen...10-14

Looks like he has managed to puncture the young Dane's confidence and has seized control.

Sri is asserting himself again...14-9

it is 12-9 for the Indian...three points gap continues!

wow..it's all going the Dane's way now....trails 8-11

And two more...7-11

The Dane gets two points on the trot..5-11

11-3 for Srikanth at the interval

And 10-3 for the Indian....has the 20-year-old Antonsen run out of steam?

More power, more punch in his shots...Sri is just RELENTLESS....goes up to 8-3

7-3 for the Indian now

The Indian forces another error from Antonsen...6-2

Sri misses the line...and a point goes to the Dane...5-2 for the Indian now

It is 4-1 for Sri as he adds two more points

Impressive drop from the Dane from a height....he trails 1-2

And 2-0 for the Indian

WHAT A SMASH FROM SRI TO START GAME 2

1-0 for the Indian

Sri takes the first game 21-14

Great rally and Sri fumbles....20-14

Antonsen SAVES one...13-20

EIGHT GAME POINTS now....at 20-12

And 19-12 now for Sri

One rare error from the in-form Indian as his shuttle sails long....18-12

Looks like he has weathered the storm and got into his groove?

It is 17-11 now for the Indian

Srikanth is now bringing some surprise element at the net....with his great deception, the Indian inches ahead to 15-11

And now a TWO-POINT gap as the Dane has come back to 11-13

But Sri needs to be careful here....Antonsen is again making his way back....now trails 10-13

It is 13-9 for the Indian now

Srikanth halts the comeback to go up to 12-8

And yet another goes Antonsen's way...8-11

A long rally goes to Antonsen.....he trails 7-11

It is 11-6 for the Indian at half-time