Badminton Asia Team C'Ships: Youngsters steer India to final with 3-2 win over Japan - Highlights
1st Game: Sindhu trails 7-11 at the interval
Sindhu's meek return ruffles the net and Ohori gains a crucial 11-7 lead at the first game interval.
1st Game: Brilliant placement from Ohori
Ohori looks for the space on Sindhu's left as the Indian shuttler senses Ohori's movement wrong. Ohori extends her lead to 9-7.
1st Game: Close battle
Ohori fails to counter Sindhu's half-smash as her return errs and goes wide. Sindhu manages to draw level at 7-7.
1st Game: Sindhu draws level again
Poor anticipation by Ohori. She plays the shuttle late and sends it into the net. Sindhu draws 5-5 level. But Ohori manages to stay on top of her Indian opponent by claiming a 6-5 lead.
Sindhu does not back off. She wins the next point to make it 6-6.
1st Game: A point for Sindhu
Ohori goes wide this time as Sindhu wins a point to tail 4-5.
1st Game: Sindhu goes wide
Ohori extends her lead to 5-3 as Sindhu's crosscourt smash goes wide.
1st Game: Sindhu draws level
Sindhu's brilliant finish from the net. She charges at the net and places the shuttle in the deep court to draw level (3-3) in the first game.
1st Game: Sindhu smashes
Sindhu smashes from the backcourt and Ohori's defence shredded. The shuttle goes wide. But Ohori follows that with a point to maintain a 3-1 lead.
1st Game: Sindhu vs Ohori
Ohori draws the first blood in the match as Sindhu goes long. She now goes 2-0 up in the first game.
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