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 12:58 PM GMT
Game 2: Liu and Ou take the lead
Net, and the Chinese pair take the lead in the second game - 8-9.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:56 PM GMT
Game 2: The pairing of Dhruv Kapila and Sai Pratheek looking much better.
The scores are level at 6-6.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:54 PM GMT
Game 2: China making a comeback
Two back-to-back points for the Chinese pair and they draw the score level at 4-4.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:51 PM GMT
Game 2: Sai and Kapila take the first points of the game!
Early signs in this game look better.
The Indian pair lead 3-1.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:48 PM GMT
Liu and Ou seal the first game of this match
An absolute drubbing in the first game.
The Chinese pair seal the first game 6-21.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:47 PM GMT
Liu and Ou are ON IT.
The pair is at their absolute relentless best.
They lead 6-19 in the first game.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:44 PM GMT
Rare fault from China
Outside and India get a rare point in the first game.
The Indians trail 3-11.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:42 PM GMT
The Chinese pair extending their lead
The Chinese pair is dispatching the Indians.
There seems to be a gulf in quality here.
2-11, in the China's favour.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:40 PM GMT
Better from India
But the Chinese pair seems to be too good - dictating the pace.
They lead 1-8.
- 1 Oct 2023 12:38 PM GMT
The Chinese pair are mounting pressure early.
The pair takes an early lead of 0-4.
