Thomas & Uber Cup Quarterfinals LIVE: Indian men's team defeat Malaysia to enter semi-finals, confirms bronze - Updates, Scores, Blog, Results
Chochuwong in the lead!
As expected the Thai opens up an early 5-3 lead. Aakarshi will have to play out of her skin.
Next up - Aakarshi Kashyap vs Pornpawee Chochuwong!
Aakarshi HAS to win the match to keep India's hopes alive here but she will face Pornpawee Chochuwong, an up and rising talent from Thailand and it just won't be easy.
And that is business wrapped for the Thai pair who gives the team a 2-0 lead
Simran and Shruti lose and go down fighting to the Thai duo, 21-16, 21-13 in a 37-minute battle.
Thailand leads 2-0 in this tie. The pressure will be on Aakarshi Kashyap now to deliver and keep India in the Uber Cup still. Very tricky!
Quite a few judgement errors from the Indian pair here...
Facepalm moment for Simran here as she returns a shot that was well-wide and misses it. Too many errors now.
The Thai pair lead 16-11
The Thai pair get the momentum again
Too many errors from Simran and Shruti again as nerves probably get to them. The Thai duo lead 11-8
Mathias Boe is here courtside with the advice!
Mathias Boe asks the Indian pair to take longer breaks between rallies here to gain some energy.
advice
Extremely well-fought but it is the Thai pair who take Game 1
Simran and Shruti give it their all but the Thai pair gain momentum at the right juncture to take the first game, 21-16
Costly miss by Shruti here and it is 5 game points for the Thai duo
Shruti's return finds the net hard and it gifts game point opportunity to the Thai duo
The Thai pair charges back after a 57-shot rally!
Quite the gruelling comeback now for the Thai pair as they lead 17-15. Come on, India
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