Asian Games Badminton: India loses 2-3 to China to settle for silver - Highlights
Game 1: Lakshya's backhand flick hits the net
Lakshya is in a hurry. Shi falls to the court. Lakshya sees a chance. He goes for a backhand flick over the net. But misses it completely and runs into the net. Shi gets an easy point. He follows it up with another to make it 12-15. Two straight points for Shi.
Game 1: Net flick by Shi
A crosscourt net flick after a smash. Shi Yu Qi trails 10-14. But Lakshya manages to extend his lead to 15-10 as Shi's toss flies wide.
Game 1: Lakshya controls the net, wins a point
Lakshya gets another from the net dribble. He is commanding the net now. Shi fails to asses it. Lakshya leads 14-9.
Game 1: Shi Yu Qi trails 9-13
Shi Yu Qi goes for a smash. Lakshya returns it, but Shi follows the shuttle up with an angled return on the other side of the court. Lakshya is far away from the shuttle. Shi trails 9-13.
Game 1: Change of direction, Lakshya goes 13-8 up
Lakshya wins a rally with a brilliant deceptive shot. He changes the direction, and Shi cannot retrieve it. Lakshya leads 13-8.
Game 1: Lakshya resumes with a point
Shi misses a point as Lakshya clips the shuttle over the net to fetch his 12th point. But Shi is quick to win two points. The first one is from a net dribble and the next one from a smash. Lakshya has no chance to defend it. Shi trails 8-12 in the first game.
Game 1: Lakshya leads 11-6 at the interval
Another shot goes wide from Shi. Lakshya leads 10-6 now. Oh, wow, Lakshya wins the next from a net dribble. The Indian shuttler leads 11-6 in the first game.
Game 1: Shi goes wide, Lakshya leads 9-6
Lakshya wins a soft point as Shi goes wide. Lakshya extends his lead to 9-5. Shi wins back the next point as Lakshya's shot goes wide. Shi trails 6-9.
Game 1: Relentless retrievals from Lakhya
Brilliant defending by Lakshya. He retrieves almost the all jump smashes from Shi. But Shi has the las laugh. He trails 4-8 in the match.
Game 1: Shi runs into the net
Shi hits the net. Lakshya wins a point. He follows it up with another point by an angled return. Shi has no chance. Lakshya leads 7-3.
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