Commonwealth Games 2022 Badminton Day 8 LIVE: Lakshya, Kidambi, Gayatri/Treesa, Satwik/Chirag through to the semis — Scores, Updates, Blog

Kidambi Srikanth wins the first game with a deft cross-court shot!

Kidambi Srikanth faces pressure from his opponent but manages to hold his nerves and plays some solid badminton to win the first game, 21-19

Penty puts the pressure on Kidambi and plays some good smashes

Lakshya Sen has it easy, he wins the first game 21-12!

Kidambi Srikanth stomps off to a 17-13 lead!

Lakshya Sen doesn't seem to have any trouble here and leads 14-8

Kidambi Srikanth starts his dominance and leads 11-8 in the mid-game break!

Kidambi is slowly finding his groove in the game and keeps the Englishman on his toes, it is 5 ALL!

Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen is leading 5-2 against his opponent from Mauritius

A strong start from the English player as he rouses the crowd and leads 5-2!

Kidambi makes a few early errors in this match as Toby Penty is warming up the crowd!

Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen is up against Julien Georges PAUL of Mauritius!