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

Srikanth wins 21-14, 21-18

Updated: 24 August 2017 18:32 IST - Published: 24 August 2017 14:03 IST

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