HYLO Open LIVE - Kidambi Srikanth wins his match - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog

Lead for the Thai

Yet again a good start for Kantaphon as he races to a 4-1 lead in the second game. Pressure mounting on Sourabh Verma.

Kantaphon takes the first game

Kantaphon had a very good start and he cashed in to pocket the first game 21-13 in 15 minutes. Sourabh Verma did try his best to catch up but the Thai, as expected, was much better than the Indian.

A lot to work on for Verma if he has to take this into a decider.

Comfortable lead

Sourabh Verma is trying his best to force his way back into the contest, but it is not enough for now. The Thai as a comfortable 15-9 lead.

11-5

Kantaphon enjoys a massive 11-5 lead at the first mid-game break. Sourabh Verma did manage to stitch together a few points but the Thai has been the superior player by far.

7-1

Not a kind of start Verma or India would have wanted. He trails 1-7. Can he fightback?

Verma trails

A great start for the Thai as Sourabh Verma trails 0-3.

Sourabh Verma up next!

Sourabh Verma is already out on court number 3. He is up against Thailand's Kantaphon Wangchaoren. First meeting between the two, but the Thai should start as a favourite here.

Srikanth WINS!

That was not a convincing victory by any means, but he will take it will Srikanth. This match had no point going into the decider once the Indian was up 16-8 in the second game, but Lee Dong had other ideas.

Srikanth lost control out of nowhere in the second game but managed to regain his composure in the decider. He moves into the quarterfinals with a 21-9, 19-21, 21-10 win in 56 minutes.

10 MATCH POINTS

Much better from Srikanth this time around. He leads 20-10 with 10 match points.

16-7

16-7 lead for Kidambi Srikanth. He blew up a 16-8 in the second game. Can he close off the match this time around?