Highlights India Open 2017, badminton scores and updates: PV Sindhu sets up quarterfinal against Saina Nehwal

Dream clash indeed! 

Friday will be a blockbuster! It's @NSaina against @Pvsindhu1 in a dream quarterfinal at Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) March 30, 2017

BIG QUARTERFINALS ON THE CARDS! 

So we will have three Indians in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Indian Open. Sameer Verma is the last Indian standing in the men’s singles after a brilliant performance today. But all eyes will be on the two women PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal who will face off in the quarterfinals on Friday. It promises to be a huge QF day at the Siri fort in New Delhi. Top two seeds Sung Ji Hyun and Carolina Marin will also be in action on Friday. However India’s challenge in both men’s and women’s doubles is over.

PV Sindhu vs Saina Nehwal. What a quarterfinal! Make a note, ladies and gentleman

.@Pvsindhu1 wins 21-16, 23-21 and the badminton fans rejoice! An amazing match on the cards tomorrow! Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/onwe3BZFiB

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

THAT’S IT! PV Sindhu beats Japan’s Saena Kawakami 21-16, 23-21 to reaqch women’s singles quarterfinals at the Indian Open

22-21! Sindhu has another match point. Can she seal the win this time?

19-18! Sindhu has the lead. Can she make the pressure count now?

15-14! What a game. Sindhu though is trailing to Saena Kawakami in the second game. But it’s too close to call at the moment

Saena Kawakami leads PV Sindhu 8-6 in the second game

The Japanese is not going to throw in the towel. She has upped her game and Sindhu is finding it hard to win points. The Indian trails 6-8 in the second game

And PV Sindhu is half-way there in fulfilling the fans’ hopes as she wins the opening game against Saena Kawakami 21-16

The whole of India wants @Pvsindhu1 to win this match. One game away now. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) March 30, 2017

PV Sindhu has turned it around!

After trailing 6-4 initially, Sindhu now leads 19-15 in the opening game against Saena Kawakami

Saina vs Sindhu in the quarterfinals?

.@NSaina completes her deal of a dream quarterfinal. Can Sindhu do the same? #IndiaSS #IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/n6hWkvrdbD

— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) March 30, 2017

Sindhu, Kawakami neck and neck in the opening game

Sindhu trails 6-7 in the opening game of her second round clash against Saena Kawakami

PV Sindhu in action now against Saena Kawakami

.@NSaina's match winning point. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/K5oQplytUv

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Saina Nehwal was in complete control today. Smashes, drop shots everything in full flow. 

.@NSaina powers her way into the quarterfinal of Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Saina Nehwal enters women’s singles quarterfinals with 21-14, 21-12 win over Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand

Rituparna Das gave a good fight against the Olympic champion. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/ZpzedeU3GV

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

.@NSaina destroying her opponent in the second game. Leads 18-6 now. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

11-5! Saina Nehwal has a six-point lead at the interval in the second. The Indian is looking good for the quarterfinals

Saina Nehwal going strong in the second game

6-3! Saina carrying the momentum from the first game to the second

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— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) March 30, 2017

.@NSaina takes the opening game 21-14 against Pornpawee Chochuwong. 💪 Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

.@NSaina is giving a reason for the New Delhi crowd to celebrate. One game away from a quarterfinal berth. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS

— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) March 30, 2017

Saina Nehwal wins opening game!

The Indian win the opening game 21-14. She looked largely untroubled in that opening rubber and will now look to keep up the momentum in the second

Carolina Marin makes her way into the quarterfinals of Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS. #IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/IOKD9e3Pcl

— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) March 30, 2017

Carolina Marin enters quarterfinals

Carolina Marin has staved off spirited performance from India’s Rituparna Das to make the last eight. Marin showed her class as the Indian who played with a lot of heart gave her some moments to worry. In the end, Marin’s quality prevailed

11-6! Saina Nehwal has raced to five-point lead at the interval in the first game. She has sharp from minute one and is looking to dominate

Saina has maintained her lead. Good start from the Indian

.@NSaina ahead 7-4 against Pornpawee C. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

3-0! Saina makes strong start!

Saina Nehwal has hit the ground running. With the crowd behind her, she wants to put the pressure right on her opponent from the word go.

Saina Nehwal in action now against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand

Rituparna Das showed great fight in the opening game but went down 21-13 in the opening game against Carolina Marin

Can the Indian youngster stun the World No 4? 

Carolina Marin to play against Rituparna Das in the race for Quarterfinals. #IndiaSS #IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/3oCL8Lo5io

— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) March 30, 2017

Tough luck. #IndiaSS #IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/TGbE2U0Z3Q

— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) March 30, 2017

India Rituparna Das takes on Olympic champion Carolina Marin in the women’s singles Round 2 clash

Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy lose 21-15, 21-10 

Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy lose in straight games against the Thailand pair. Tough luck! Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Sameer Verma blows away his opponent to enter the quarterfinals of Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS. Last man standing in Men's Singles. #IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Sameer Verma beats Yun Hu 21-17, 21-15 to be the first Indian to reach the quarterfinals of Indian Open this year

Sameer Verma is hitting some fiesty smashes! Ahead 14-10. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Sameer Verma leading in the second game against Yun Hu

Sameer Verma in fine form. He is being challenged in this second game, but he has managed to stay in front in the second game. He leads 11-9 after winning the first game 21-17

Indian pair in action! 

Crowd filling in! Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy take center stage. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/EiWHAhhd9O

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Sourabh Verma took the game right down to the wire against sixth seed NG Ka Long Angus. Great effort!

A valiant effort from @sourabhverma09 against NG Ka Long Angus goes in vain. Well played! Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Sourabh Verma loses 19-21, 21-14, 20-22 to China’s Ka Long Angus in second round of Indian Open.

Agony for Sourabh Verma who lost two games after being just a point away from winning them. Nonetheless a valiant effort from th Indian against a strong Chinese opponent.

Sameer Verma wins opening game 21-17 against Yun Hu of China

Plenty to look forward to!

Get ready for this thriller! #IndiaSS #IndiaMeSmash pic.twitter.com/IOYCLDjRzh

— Premier Badminton League (@PBLIndiaLive) March 30, 2017

Yes indeed! Sameer Verma leads 15-12 in the opening game against Yun Hu, while Sourabh Verma has a 14-13 lead in the deciding game against Ka Long. Can the Verma brothers finally give some joy to the Indians?

The Verma brothers are playing well! Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Kidambi Srikanth loses to Viktor Axelsen 7-21, 12-21  to bow out of the Indian Open

World number 4 Viktor Axelsen seals passage to the Indian Open quarterfinal with a comfortable victory. He was dominant from minute one and didn’t give Kidambi Srikanth a sniff. The Indian lost the match in the first game when he was blown away. He did show some resistence in the second game but Axelsen was just in a great rhythm.

Kidambi Srikanth trails in second game against Viktor Axelsen

Srikanth has shown a lot more fight, but Viktor Axelsen has just been too good with his all-round play so far. Hea leads 11-8 at the interval in the second game

Sourabh Verma hits back in style after letting the first game slip. Time for the decider

Sourabh Verma makes a comeback into the match! Takes the second game 21-14. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Kidambi Srikanth has some thinking to do to break the momentum Axelsen has gathered after the opening game

Axelsen completely dominates the opening game. Wins it 21-7 against Kidambi. Yonex Sunrise #IndiaSS#IndiaMeSmash

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) March 30, 2017

Kidambi Srikanth trailing, Sourabh Verma leads in second game

Kidambi Srikanth is struggling to live with the power of Viktor Axelsen. He is currently trailing 19-16 in the first game. Meanwhile Sourabh Verma leads 12-8 in the second game having lost the first one 21-19

Sourabh Verma lets lead slip, loses first game against Ka Long Angus

Sourabh Verma crumbles under pressure. Lets a four-point lead at a point of time slip away to lose the first game by 21-19. Can he come back in the second game?

BIG GAME! Kidmabi Srikanth is in action in Round 2 clash with Viktor Axelsen

Defending champion Ratchanok Intanon beats Zhang Yiman 21-14, 21-19 to enter quarterfinals

Sourabh Verma in Round 2 action against NG Ka Long Angus of China

Sourabh Verma leads Ka Long 13-10 in the opening game of the round 2 match. So far no Indian have tasted success, can Sourabh Verma become the first Indian to reach the quarterfinals?

MAJOR RESULTS SO FAR!

Siwei Zheng, Quingchen Chen beat Yilyu Wang, Yue Du – Walkover 

Sung Ji Hyun beats Zetchiri Linda – 21-6, 21-8

Yamaguchi Akane beats Mainaky Lyanni Allesandra – 21-16, 21-13

Nozomi Okuhara beats Sato Sayaka – 21-12 9-21 21-18

Pranaav Jerry Chopra, N Sikki Reddy lose to Dremin Evgenij, Dimova Evgenia – 21-18, 21-19

Kai Lu, Yaqiong Huang beat Marcus Ellis, Lauren Smith – 21-11 21-17

Tien Chen Chou beats B Sai Praneeth –  21-14, 21-16

Tien Chen Chou beats B Sai Praneeth 21-14, 21-16 to enter quartfinals

India’s B Sai Praneeth fell short in a fairly even contest against Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei. Chen Chou won almost all the crucial points in this match and hence emerged victorious in straight games.

B Sai Praneeth loses first game against Tien Chen Chou. trails in second game

B Sai Praneeth is in a bit of a trouble here and needs to up his game before it’s too late. The Indian started out well, but his confidence seems to have taken a hit after the interval in the first game. Having lost the first game 21-14, he is behind by 9-2 in the second game

B Sai Praneeth in action against Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei

Despite a neck-to-neck contest in the early parts of the game, B Sai Praneeth faltered as the game closed in on the interval. Chen Chou  has controlled the game since, hurrying the Indian into his shots. Chen Chou leads 15-11 in the first game

Pranaav Jerry Chopra-N Sikki Reddy fall to defeat in second round

Indian pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy lose in the second round game against Russian pair of Dremin Evgenij and Dimova Evgenia. The Indian pair who have performed well in the recent past couldn’t bring their best game to the court but still gave a valiant fight. They eventually lost 21-18, 21-19

India’s Shruti Mundada-Anoushka Parikhi bow out in Round 2

Indian women’s doubles par of Shruti Mundada-Anoushka Parikhi bow out of contention with a 21-5 21-10 defeat to Naoko Fukuman-Kurumi Yonao of Japan

Sung Ji Hyun reaches quarterfinals

Second seed Sung Ji Hyun eases into the quarterfinals with a comfortable 21-6 21-8 win over Zetchiri Linda of Bulgaria

Shruti Mundada-Anoushka Parikhi trailing in Round 2 clash

First Indian clash of the day sees the pair of Shruiti Mundada-Anoushka Parikhi take on Japansese duo of Naoko Fukuman-Kurumi Yonao in the women’s doubles Round 2. The Indian pair have lost the first game 21-5 and are trailing 9-6 in the second game

Matches to watch out for in the second round:

Women’s singles:

Pornpawee Chochuwong vs Saina Nehwal

Zhang Yiman vs Ratchanok Intanon

Saena Kawakami vs PV Sindhu

Carolina Marin vs Rituparna Das

Men’s singles:

Chou Tien Chen vs B Sai Praneeth

Sameer Verma vs Hu Yun

Kidambi Srikanth vs Viktor Axelsen

Sourabh Verma vs NG Ka Long Angus

Women’s doubles:

Puttita Supajirakul, Sapsiree Taerattanachai vs Ashwini Ponnappa, Sikki Reddy

Mixed doubles:

Evgenij Dremin, Evgenia Dimova vs Pranaav Jerry Chopra, Sikki Reddy

Yang Lee Hsu Ya Ching vs Chris Adcock, Gabrielle Adcock

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2017! 

It’s time for Round 2 of the tournament and there are plenty of Indian shuttlers in action today. Stay tuned as we bring you scores and updates from all the matches.