India vs China men’s badminton final Live score: How India fare at semis

India secured a 3-2 win against South Korea in the semifinals.

The contest started with HS Prannoy beating Hyeokjin Jeon (18-21, 21-16, 21-19) in the first match.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, however, failed to add to India’s lead in the second match. The world no. 2 men’s doubles pair lost 21-13, 26-24 to Seungjae Seo and Minhyuk Kang, ranked fourth in the world.

Lakshya Sen then helped India restore the lead as he beat Yungyu Lee (21-7, 21-9) in the fourth match.

Korea once again got back to level terms after Arjun Madathil Ramachandran and Dhruv Kapila endured a 16-21, 11-21 defeat against Wonho Kim and Sungseunhg Na.

Kidambi Srikanth then held on to his nerves and helped India progress to the finals for the first time. He lost the opening game but produced a gritty show to topple Geonyeop Cho 12-21, 21-16, 21-14.