World Badminton Championships 2017: Srikanth Kidambi vs Son Wan Ho, Live Score and updates: Srikanth 14-21, 18-21

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PV Sindhu is first up.

Her match is fourth on Court 1 and it is expected to be around 5pm IST approx.

You can follow live coverage of that match here when it begins.

But let's not get demoralized, folks.

Srikanth had been doing extremely well and he will be back soon.

India's medal hopes are still very much alive. PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal are still in contention.

India's hopes for a men's singles medal is crushed again. Since Prakash Padukone in 1983, no Indian men's singles player has managed to reach the semi-finals. And we have to unfortunately keep on waiting for yet another year.

Tremendous fightback towards the end from Srikanth but it was too late. Sri's incredible 13-match winning streak comes to an end.

Final score: Son Wan Ho beats Srikanth Kidambi, 21-14, 21-18

And Sri's shot is blocked by the net to end his World Championships hopes....18-21

Sri falters at the net...MATCH POINTS TO SON.....20-18

BIG SMASH from Sri..18-19

crosscourt slice from Sri....17-19

error in judgment from the top seed....lets go of a shot and it lands in the corner..19-16

BIG SMASH from the Indian...15-19

19-14 to the top seed

Sensation crosscourt slice from the Indian...14-18

One more point to the Indian...13-18

18-12 as Sri's shuttle lands in the tramlines

Son keeps attacking the net and he stops the Sri march...17-12

A great smash from the Indian..12-16

Sri targets Son's backhand and it pays off....11-16

This time, Son falters at the net...16-10

Desperate efforts from the Indian now...9-16

Wins a midcourt exchange...8-16

Srikanth rushes to the net and gets a couple of points..7-16

16-5 to the Korean

One-way traffic

It's 15-5 to the World No. 1 now

5-14

It's a pretty tired and dejected looking Srikanth on the court. The body language is not inspiring much confidence.

Another one goes out!

5-13

Shuttle goes wide again....5-12

5-11 now

Quite a lacklustre display from the Indian so far. His usual sharpness is totally missing today nor has there been any attack.

And 11-4 for the top seed at half-time

10-4 now for the top seed

9-4 to the Korean

Fabulous slice from the Indian....4-8

8-2 now

Sri is not looking his usual energetic self...have the wins finally caught up with him?

7-2 to the Korean

Sri continues to be error-prone.....2-6

Srikanth slipped and lost his shoe

5-2 to Son

Son found the corner....4-2

Some aggression finally from the Indian....2-3

It is 2-1 to Son

SECOND GAME

1-1

Sri has not been at his flawless best today....a few mistakes can create a huge gulf because the opponent is the World No. 1.

And the top seed grabs the first game...21-14

SIX GAME POINTS for Son...20-14

The point goes to Sri....14-19

excellent drop from Sri that just lands within the tramlines...Son challenges

Son has the upper hand...19-13

Sri is still not that sharp....again finds the shuttle blocked by the net...13-18

World Badminton Championships 2017: Srikanth Kidambi vs Son Wan Ho, Live Score and updates: Srikanth 14-21, 18-21

Srikanth Kidambi loses 14-21, 18-21.