Asian Games
Asian Games Badminton: India loses 2-3 to China to settle for silver - Highlights
Catch the highlights of the Indian men's badminton team's 2-3 defeat to China at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.
Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth
India lost the gold medal to China despite Lakshya Sen and Satwik-Chirag giving it a crucial 2-0 lead.
Srikanth's defeat to Shi Feng in the third match saw a momentous shift in the final, as China would win the next two matches in straight games to retain the title
As it happened:
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- 1 Oct 2023 9:51 AM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya trails 11-15
Lakshya fights back with a point to trail by 3 points at 10-13. Shi flies the shuttle long, as Lakshya wins two points on the trot. Lakshya trails 11-13.
But Shi breaks away to a 15-11 lead with two quick points.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:49 AM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya's deft placement goes wide
Lakshya goes for an angled return. Unfortunately, it goes wide. Shi leads 13-9 in the second game.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:48 AM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya loses net battle
Shi draws Lakshya closer to the net. A few exchanges follow there before Lakshya flies the shuttle long to trail 8-12.
Lakshya wins back a point to make it 9-12 now.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:47 AM GMT
Game 2: Shi leads 11-8 at the interval
Shi's net flick trickles over the net. Lakshya has no chance at all. Shi leads 11-8 at the interval.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:45 AM GMT
Game 2: Shi controls the play and wins 2 points
Shi wins a point after controlling a rally. Shi goes for the kill and Lakshya's return finds the net. Shi leads 9-8 and then 10-8.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:44 AM GMT
Game 1: Shi draws level
Shi wins a rally after an identical game. He finishes it off with an over-the-head crosscourt shot. It is 8-8 in the second game.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:42 AM GMT
Game 2: Down the line smash from Lakshya
Lakshya goes for an angled smash. But it lands wide. Shi draws level at 5-5.
Better assessment from Lakshya. He allows Shi's return to go wide and wins back the lead at 6-5. This time Lakshya flies the shuttle long. It is 6-6 now.
Lakshya regains the lead at 7-6 as Shi goes wide.
Lakshya wins another following a few flat exchanges. He finishes it off with a down-the-line smash to go 8-6 up.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:39 AM GMT
Game 1: Shi draws level
Lakshya hits the net. Shi draws level at 4-4. But Shi goes wide as Lakshya regains his lead at 5-4.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:38 AM GMT
Game 2: Whacked! Lakshya leads 4-3
Flat exchanges between Lakshya and Shi. The Indian wins a point with an angled flick. Lakshya leads 3-2. Shi wins back the next one with an overhead smash. It is 3-3 now.
Wow! Lakshya returns Shi's serve with a deep smash. Whacked! Lakshya 4-3 up.
- 1 Oct 2023 9:35 AM GMT
Game 2: Lakshya vs Shi
The second game of the match starts. Shi hits a flat straight smash down the right-hand side of Lakshya. Shi takes a 1-0 lead.
Lakshya draws level as Shi goes wide. It is 1-1. Shi hits wide again. Lakshya leads 2-1.
Lakshya's hit floats long. Shi draws level at 2-2.
