World Badminton Championships 2018: Men's Singles Round 3: Kidambi Srikanth vs Dare Liew, Live Match Updates

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It was a valiant effort from the Indian world no 6. but he failed to convert the crucial moments in his favour which cost the match.
Final score: Daren Liew bt Kidambi Srikanth: 21-18, 21-18

It's all over. Easy pickings for Malaysia's Daren Liew as he takes the second game once again at 21-18

Match Point!
Liew cash in on Srikanth's errors to reach the game and match point

Srikanth loses a crucial point to hand over the lead at the decisive moment. Score: Liew 19-18 Srikanth

Nervy moments for the Indian as the scoreline reads 18-18.

Indeed he does with a strong baseline smash. Score: 14-13

Liew makes it all even again at 13-13? Can Srikanth once again sail ahead?

An intense battle in brewing which Srikanth is currently winning. Score: 13-11

It's all even- stevens as Srikanth squander his lead to make it 9-9.

Liew closing in, but Srikanth converts a tricky drop in his favour to once again get in the driver's seat.
Score: 8-7

Srikanth doing well to maintain his lead. Score: 7-5

Srikanth keen to establish an early lead as he surge to 3-1.

Srikanth starts off proceedings in the second game.

Time for Game 2!!

Srikanth pulls one back but the Malaysian cash in on the Indian's error to pocket the first game at 21-18.

Daren Liew ensuring to not keep any loose ends as he race to game point.
Score: 20-17. Uphill task for the Indian now.

It's looking to go all the way down to the wire with the scoreline reading 18-16

A strong passage of play from the Indian as he reduce the lead to 2 points. Can Srikanth stage a comeback?
Score: 17-15

A strong half court smash from Daren Liew as he edge closer to sealing the first game.
Score: 16-10

Liew steer clear three points to make it 13-10. Srikanth has some catching up to do.

Srikanth is facing tough competition from the Malaysian as he currently enjoy a slender one point lead. Score: 11-10

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Hello, and welcome to our coverage of the Badminton World Championships, as Kidambi Srikanth gets ready to face off against Daren Liew of Malaysia.

Kidambi Srikanth has a relatively easier task, compared to the women, at least in terms of his opponent's ranking. In pursuit of his first ever medal from this mega event, Srikanth takes on the 38th ranked Daren Liew of Malaysia. However, the sixth seed cannot be complacent for he has a losing 0-2 record against Liew.

It needs to be noted that the 25-year-old suffered those losses when he was an upcoming player while the Malaysian was at the prime of his career and was seeded in those two tournaments, where they clashed.

Although he has not been very successful in this tournament so far, Srikanth can be expected to turn the tide against Liew, in this encounter, as he goes looking for his maiden Malaysian Open title.