World Badminton Championships 2018, Men's Singles, Quarterfinal: Sai Praneeth vs Kento Momota, Live Match Updates

Momota def Praneeth 21-12, 21-12 to enter semi-finals

Updated: 03 August 2018 20:16 IST - Published: 03 August 2018 16:34 IST

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Momota was brilliant. Sai tried hard but was left with no option.

That's the end of Sai's campaign.

Momota converts his first match point!

Momota def Praneeth 21-12, 21-12

Smash and match points galore!

19-12 after a tight spinning net shot

And now it is 18-12 for Momota

Momota sends a lob with pitch perfect placement.

16-12

Sai rushed to the net to finish the point but got blocked by the net.

Momota up 15-11

A little spark from the Indian here.

He gets a couple of points and trails 10-14

Momota knows how to efficiently alternate between power and soft touch.

Sai is having trouble reading his shots.

Momota up 13-8

So much elevation and power into his shots right now!

Momota has regained complete control of the game right after that. At the interval, it is 11-7 to Momota

And Sai has levelled after giving up the initial lead.

6-6

A lot more aggression and pace from the Indian here. That has helped him to be on the heels of Momota at 5-6.

And the Japanese has surged into the lead, as expected.

It's 5-3 to Momota after four consecutive points.

Can he really stage a comeback here?

Jump smash by Sai and he goes up to 3-1

Sai makes a positive start to the second game and leads 2-0

First game to Momota at 21-12

Momota rebounds and gets game points galore.

20-12

A couple more errors again from Momota.

Sai is now 11-19

Momota hits a rare error as the shuttle goes long.19-9

Momota's anticipation skills are underrated. Those help him to be everywhere on the court and tackle his opponent.

This is complete demolition job being executed to perfection by the Japanese!

19-7

Just look how he manages to scramble on the court and regain his balance, and yet to manages to come up with a winning shot!

Momota up 17-6

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