Thomas & Uber Cup Finals LIVE: Both Indian men and women start their campaign with wins — Blog, updates, score, results

Kidambi opened the second game with the lead. He is leading 4-2

Kai Schaefer come through the opening game by 21-18

Schaefer serving at game point.

Bad timing by Kidambi and Schaefer earns the game point by forcing his opponent to run all the corners of the court.

Schaefer steps up and takes the lead at 18-17. 

Kai Schaefer is working hard on his defence and finding the gaps of Kidambi who is in cruise mode. Both opponents are in toe-to-toe action. 

Good attack by Kidambi, keeps Kai engaged and win a point there with a quickfire smash. 15-14

Schaefer's hots wide, another point to Kidambi, who leads 13-11.

Schaefer pushes Srikanth in the right corner and earns an easy point by taking the pace off the shuttle. He equalised at 11-11.

 

Srikanth 11-9 Schaefer

At the interval, Srikanth has a two-point cushion.

Kidambi 10-8 Schaefer

Lovely touch there and decepting Schaefer the wrong way earns two successive points for Kidambi.