Thomas & Uber Cup Finals LIVE: Both Indian men and women start their campaign with wins — Blog, updates, score, results
Chants of "Jeetega bhai jeetega, India jeetega" heard across the stadium.
Into the final game
Brilliant cross-court play by Schaefer, he gets the better off Kidambi with a body smash and earns a point. He leads 2-1
Kidambi Srikanth wins the second game. Puts the tie into a decider.
Kidambi is in control of the match. Bags the game 21-9 to square off in the deciding game.
Deceptive play by Kidambi, he looks comfortable to winning this game. Leads 17-9.
Too flat for Schaefer, Kidambi punishes with a smash down the line. He leads 15-8.
Schaefer pulls off good defence on the line and earns the point with a brilliant slice. Kidambi 11-7 Schaefer
At interval, Kidambi leads 11-4
Kidambi has switched his gear and has stepped things up. He leads 11-4 at the interval.
Schaefer fails to send it back. Kidambi leads comfortably at 9-4
Glimpse from the men's double action, where Satwiksairaj and Chirag wwon their match.
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