Arctic Open: PV Sindhu knocked out, Malvika, Aakarshi move to 2nd round - HIGHLIGHTS
Malvika leads early in the second game.
Malvika has stuck to her strategy of involving Shuo in longer rallies and forcing out error at last from her. Malvika leads 3-1.
Malvika Bansod wins the first game.
Malvika wins a closely fought game as Shuo hits the shuttle wide. Malvika won 21-19.
Shuo takes the lead.
At a crucial juncture in the game, Shuo takes a lead of 18-17 as Malvika errs on the net twice.
Malvika takes a four point lead.
Malvika forces consecutive errors as Shuo first hits on the net and fails to pick up a return. Malvika has a healthy lead of 14-10 at the moment.
A solid placement from Malvika to lead at the mid-game break.
Malvika comes up with a brilliant wristy flick to drop one near the net and Shuo has no answer to that shot. Malvika leads 11-8 at the mid-game break.
Three consecutive points for Shuo.
Shuo is making a comeback as Malvika errs twice on the sidelines before failing to pickup a smash as Shuo makes the score 5-8.
Shuo has been making errors constantly.
Another shot on the net from Shuo and Malvika is really thriving here with her fast game. Malvika leads 6-2.
A good start for Malvika.
Malvika has forced a couple of errors from her opponent in the earlier exchanges as Shuo looks to go wide but pushes it extra wide. Malvika leads 3-1.
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