Highlights All England Championships quartefinals: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu bow out of competition

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Great fight from Saina Nehwal. She is slowly getting back to her best and will be a force to reckon with in future competitions. PV Sindhu too is expected to be back stronger. Next stop is the Indian Open. Lets hope our shuttlers find glory on home soil!

Saina Nehwal loses 22-20, 22-20 to Sung Ji Hyun in the quarterfinal of the All England Championships. WIth her defeat Indian challenge in the competition comes to an end

20-19! Saina not giving up on this

MATCH POINT! Sung Ji Hyun leads 20-17

18-15 Saina Nehwal trailing. The game is slipping away from the Indian and so is the match

Sung Ji Hyun leading 15-14 now, but this game can go either way. Saina needs to win this game to keep her hopes alive having lost the first game 22-20

Saina Nehwal takes 11-9 lead in the 2nd game at the interval. Can she see it through to take the match into a decider?

9-6! Saina Nehwal edging ahead in this game. But watch out for a comeback from the Korean. It has always been around the corner in this match

6-5! Saina Nehwal leads. But this game is too close to call at the moment

4-4! Saina Nehwal fights back. That’s been the trademark of this game. No player has been able to pull away

Saina wins first point of the second game. Sung Ji Hyun leads 3-1!

Sung Ji Hyun wins the first point of the second game.

Sung Ji Hyun wins the first game 22-20. Great fight from Saina. Can she fight back in the second game now?

20-20! Now Saina with a big comeback. Great game this

GAME POINT to Sung Ji Hyun who has made a big comeback

18-17! Saina Nehwal misjudges the flight and loses two points. She now trails Sung ji Hyun

17-17! Sung Ji Hyun fights back again and it is all in the balance again

16-12! Saina Nehwal leading by four points now. She has the game in her grasps now

Saina hits back to take a 13-11 lead in the first game

11-11! Sung Ji Hyun storms back into the game. Momentum now with the Korean

Saina Nehwal takes an 11-7 lead into the interval at the first game. After trailing for most parts, she is now four points ahead

Saina Nehwal takes the lead for the first time. She is 8-7 ahead

Saina Nehwal trailing 3-1 to Sung Ji Hyun in the first game

Saina Nehwal’s game against Sung Ji Hyun to begin shortly. Saina is the only Indian remaining in the competition

Saina Nehwal’s encounter against Sung Ji Hyun is delayed. Should begin by 10:55 PM IST

Saina Nehwal recently beat Sung Ji Hyun in the Premier Badminton League, but that competition had just 11-point games

A positive statistic for Saina Nehwal fans. She has a 6-1 win-loss record against Sung Ji Hyun, her quartefinal opponent. Will she continue her dominance over the Korean?

Saina Nehwal is in action at 10:30 PM IST. She will face Sung Ji Hyun in the quartefinal

PV Sindhu loses the quarterfinal 21-14, 21-10 to World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying. Her first last eight appearance in the All England Championships ends in defeat. Saina Nehwal is in action next. The only Indian in the tournament now

MATCH POINT! Tai Tzu Ying on the brink of victory. PV SIndhu not on her game today

17-10! Sindhu finds the net again. Too many of such errors has compounded to her troubles oday. Now or never situation for the Indian now

14-6! Sindhu fails to make any connection. It’s falling apart for the Indian. She needs an inspirational turnaround now. has to bring her best game to the fore

Sindhu trails 11-5 at the interval in the second game. The Indian hasn’t been at her best today. Will it change in the second part of the game. For Sindhu it will have to

8-5! Tai Tzu Ying is bossing affairs at the moment. There have been too many errors in Sindhu’s game today. The Chinese Taipei player has all the momentum

5-2! Sindhu needs to be careful here. Her smashes aren’t coming off and that’s giving Tai Tzu Ying a bit of big lead in the 2nd game

Tai Tzu Ying with a beautiful drop to take the first point in the second game. Can Sindhu turn the tide?

PV Sindhu loses first game to Tai Tzu Ying 21-14! The Indian let a good advantage slip. Lot of unforced errors marred her chances in the opening game. Gopichand speaking with Sindhu in the break. Possibly plotting a plan to get back in this game

GAME POINT to Tai Tzu Ying who leads 20-14

18-14! Tai just three points away. Sindhu needs to win few points in a heap to save this game now

17-12! Tai building a bit of a lead at the fag end of the first game. Sindhu needs to recover fast or the game could slip away, so could the momentum

Brilliant shot from Sindhu to bring it level at 12-12! Great contest in progress. Can the Indian regain her lead

Sindhu trailing 11-10 at the interval in the first game. After a good start, she has let the advantage slip. Tai Tzu Ying has raised her game too

10-10! Tai Tzu Ying getting her act together

10-7! Tai Tzu Ying fighting back a bit. The Chinese Taipei player is reacting to Sindhu’s aggressive tactics

8-5! Sindhu is starting to dictate terms. Playing aggressive, powerful badminton, forcing tai tzu Ying to play back hand shots. Good play from the Indian

Sindhu takes the lead in the game for the first time. The Indian leads 5-3. Good comeback after being 3-1 down

Tai Tzu Ying wins the opening two points as we are underway in Birmingham. No slow for start for the Korean unlike the previous round

Sindhu last met Tai Tzu Ying in the Hong Kong Open final where the Korean emerged close winner

Sindhu is in good form going into this quarterfinal, having won both previous games in All England without dropping in a game

Tai Tzu Ying has an upper hand over Sindhu in their head to head encounters winning five encounters against the Indian, while Sindhu has beaten the Korean three times

PV Sindhu is on the court to take on Tai Tzu Ying in the quarter finals

PV Sindhu’s quarterfinal against Tai Tzu Ying will begin at 9:30 PM IST

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the All England Badminton Championships quarterfinals where India’s PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal are in action. Sindhu will take on World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying, while Saina will face Korean Sung Ji Hyun. Stick around for all the updates