Badminton Asia Championships, Day 2 LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth in action — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog

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Head over to this blog to catch all the live badminton action from Day 3 of the event as our shuttlers aim for the quarters:

Badminton Asia Championships, Day 3 LIVE: Satwik-Chirag eye quarters — Scores, Updates, Results, Blog

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And Kidambi Srikanth wins!!

Kidambi Srikanth comes through in straight sets and wins 22-20, 21-15! The first game was really intense but Srikanth manages to stay in the medal hunt.

That's all for today - Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth are the only ones to go through in the singles to the next round.

And Kidambi Srikanth has MATCH POINT!

Kidambi is racing ahead now at 14-6!

Into Game 2, Srikanth charges again and has the lead!

Phew, Kidambi Srikanth pockets the first game!

That was some scare but Kidambi manages to calm his nerves and wins the opening game, 22-20!

Yong puts a lot of late pressure on Kidambi here!

Yong suddenly shows a fresh spark and puts a lot of pressure on Kidambi's serve and covers up the points gap.

It is 20 ALL!

What nerves again!

Srikanth takes swift strides and stays ahead in this game

Srikanth has the momentum in the opening game and leads at 14-8

Srikanth looks sharp with his shots!

Kidambi Srikanth is in cruise control here and has taken a healthy lead in the opening game, 11-5

And it is time for Kidambi Srikanth now!

Kidambi Srikanth has come out on the court and is ready to clash against Ng Tze Yong!

Srikanth gets off to a dominant 7-2 start in the opening game. Full fire!