India vs China Badminton Highlights, Asian Games 2023: IND men’s team loses to CHN; Finishes second with silver

Weng seals the deal for China. India finishes on second to bag a silver.

Weng is cruising and China are moments away from clinching gold.

First point for Mithun with a cross-court forehand aggressive smash.

This is running away from India’s hand. Weng starts with a 5-0 lead in the second match

A comprehensive win at the end for Weng Hongyang as the Chinese won by a margin of 9 points.

Mithun fights hard but it is the Chinese who leads with 11-7.

Manjunathan gets early lead.

Mithun Manjunathan starts with a forehand smash to win a point.

Mithun Manjunathan is up against Weng Hongyang in the last match of the final.

Dhruva Kapila - Sai Pratheek loses in straight games to Liu Yuchen - Ou Xuanyi as the final moves to the last match.

Kapila with a speed smash takes a point back.

Even though Sai Pratheek and Dhruv Kapila looked better in this game, the Chinese duo are much closer to a win here.

The score remains six-all. The Indian duo is showing a lot more intent in this game.

Kapila’s return went long to give a point to China.

Much better start from the Indian duo who won three points to start the second game.

A comfortable routing 21-6 win for the Chinese duo.

The story continues as Dhruv Kapila and Sai Prateek seem to be no match for their Chinese counterpart.

Total annihilation from Liu and Xuanyi as they continue to lead by 10 points.

Finally, a point for the Indian pair after Liu’s return went wide.

The lead extended to nine points within a flash.

The Indian duo look no match to the Chinese duo of Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi as they lead by four points.

The Chinese duo start with a point.

The duo of Dhruv Kapila and Sai Pratheek take on Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi.

The All-England Championship winner has peaked when it mattered the most. A comprehensive 21-9 win over Kidambi in the second game means China makes a swift comeback in the tie.

Li shoots long. A point to Srikanth after a long, long while.

Shifeng Li has opened the floodgates here. 10 points in a row for the Chinese.

The long rally forced Srikanth to put extra effort on his low-court return but it went wide.

The Chinese is running away with the lead here. Can Srikanth make a comeback here?

Shifeng Li shoots at net. A one-point lead for the Chinese now.

Srikanth’s return goes long. The Chinese is in the lead and he extends it by two points.

Srikanth wins a point after Li equalised at three-all.

Srikanth takes the early lead against Shifeng Li.

Srikanth needs to win this game to force the match to go into the final game.

Shifeng Li wins a point to get another game point and converted to win this game by 24-22!

And the drama continues. Li makes an error to shoot wide. 22-all now!

Srikanth’s return went wide. Game point for the Chinese this time.

Brilliant stuff from Shifeng Li who wins points with a low-court smash.

Srikanth you beauty! He wins a point with a backhand return. Another game point for the Indian.

Shifeng Li wins a point on-demand to bring parity to the scoreline.

Srikanth holds his nerve to win a point in a marathon rally to get a game point!

Srikanth shoots long as the scoreline remains equal at 19-19.

Oh, unlucky for Shifeng Li He aggresses for a smash but finds the net.

An error from Srikanth as he went too quickly for the return. Srikanth goes wide in the next one as the Chinese bring the score to 18-all!

Shifeng Li wins a point with a forehand cross-court smash. He takes back another point to make it only a two-point lead for Srikanth.

Li finds himself too far from the return as Srikanth smashes hard to get another point.

A forehand smash will fetch another point for the Indian.

Srikanth extends his lead back to three points with a cheeky net play.

A lucky point for Shifeng Li as his return catches the top of the net before dipping on Srikanth’s side of the court.

Srikanth’s return finds the net to drop a point.

Kidambi Srikanth is dominating the current All-England Champions Shifeng Li at the moment. He extends his lead to three points with some lovely smashes.

Srikanth makes a comeback to come into the lead with two points. 11-10 at the moment.

A schoolboy error from Srikanth who makes a service error to gift a point back to Shifeng Li.

Shifeng Li won three points in succession before his ultra aggressive return finds the net.

Shifeng Li asks for a review for a line call. He loses the referral and Srikanth leads by two points.

Srikanth was agile and aggressive to win this point as he came near half-court to return a backhand point.

Srikanth sets a point with a smash and he finishes with a cracker body smash to restore parity.

A long rally resulted in Shifeng Li winning a point and it is the Chinese who is in lead now.

Srikanth went on his left and went for a cross-court smash but it went wide.

Srikanth is in the lead after taking three points.

Shifeng Li starts off with a point.

India’s Kidambi Srikanth is up against Shifeng Li

This is it, a point to the Indian duo to seal the deal for men-in-blue in the second match. India leads 2-0 in the finals.

Satwik’s return goes long as Liang-Wang save one match point.

Match point for Satwik-Chirag after winning two back-to-back points.

India reviews for a out of line shot but an unsuccessful return means the Chinese have closed in with just trailing by one point.

Liang shoots a strong smash to win a point after Satwik’s backhand return goes out of the court.

And finally a point for the Indian duo. Satwik with a smart return fetch a point to India, three away from victory.

Wang with a killer smash that went past the Indian defence. They take not one, not two but three back-to-back points.

The duo is cruising at the moment with no real threats. They are only four points away from winning the second game and the second match as well!

Satwik directs his smash to Liang’s body to win another point. The lead continues to grow larger.

Chirag was late on his return as the China duo won a point. Satwik-Chirag charge is not stopping anytime soon as they extend their lead to four points.

A killer smash from Satwik wins a point for India. He wins one more point by placing his smash to the left court. 11-8 lead for the Indians.

Liang-Wang are coming dangerously close with the scoreline reading 8-9. The Chinese duo have looked a lot better in this game.

Satwik directed his smash on Liang’s body to win a point back.

India is still ahead in the game but the Chinese duo are coming close and coming strong with some fast-paced exchanges.

Satwik dived on his left to return before faltering and finding the net to drop point. Chinese duo wins one more point to cut short the lead.

Three back-to-back points for Satwik-Chirag as the Indians leads by four points now.

Satwik falters to drop a point after leading by two points.

Liang wins back the point to make it one-all.

Chirag wins the first point for the Indian duo in the second game.

The live action resumes.

Liang-Wang saved one more game point before Satwik leapt and finished the game with a strong low-court smash.

The duo lead 1-0 in the second match.

Liang-Wang saved three game points to delay the win for the Indian duo.

Nine game points for the Indian duo after winning two more points in succession.

Two more points for Satwik-Chirag as they look to finish the game quickly.

What a lovely defence by the Indian duo. They continued the rally and turned it into a beautiful point after defending with all their might.

Chirag Shetty sets up the point with a smash targeting the middle court and Satwik does the rest to finish this point.

Liang with good serves making way for China into the game. The Chinese duo has won three points in a row.

Satwik’s smashes have been tremendous. He won a point back for India after Liang-Wang forced the Indian duo to drop points with net play.

Liang-Wang won the second point in a row before Satwik won a point with a left-court smash.

Satwik’s return hits net to give a point to the Chinese pair.

The Chinese pair have not looked at their best as Satwik-Chirag got off to a flyer to get a lead of 11-4.

Satwik’s placement was beautiful as he found a gap between the Chinese pair to extend the lead by six points.

Points were traded as Liang-Wang got a point back before dropping three points.

The Indian duo extends the early lead.

Satwik finished the point with a smash to make it 4-2.

The Chinese pair to serve. A quick exchange between both the pairs before Satwik Chirag wins a point to get started.

The scoreline will read IND (Satwik-Chirag) - CHN (Liang-Wang)

The pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are up against Young duo Liang Weikeng and Wang Chan in the second match of the final.

Lakshya Sen wins. He wins the match with a timely and powerful smash to leave Shi Yuqi stunned. A brilliant recovery by the young man to put India in 1-0 lead in the final!

Shi saves another match point. Are we up for an upset?

Sen asks for a review as he thinks Shi’s return went long. A review saves Shi this time.

Sen gets the match point! From 15-16 to 20-16, what a match this has been!

Yuqi Shi shoots long and the lead extends to three points for the Indian.

The Indian doubles the lead! A smash on Yuqi’s right fetches him the 18th point in this game.

Laksya Sen is in the lead now! A prompt return near the net wins him a point.

A cross-court smash wins Sen a point 16-all now.

Yuqi is in the lead now after Sen failed to return a low smash on his left.

A service error from Yuqi as Sen gets a freebie to restore parity, once again.

The streak broken after Sen’s return went long and wide. He was in full control.

The fifth point in succession for the Indian after Yuqi’s reverse backhand return found the net. 14-all now!

Sen is making a comeback as wins four points in a row. Yuqi shoots wide twice. A one-point game now.

Sen uses the net to win a point with cheekly play as Shi’s return finds the net.

Smart play by the Chinese who placed his return ahead of Sen who was expecting a strong smash. Lead extends.

Yuqi’s smash goes wide to give a point to Sen.

Shi Yuqi dropped a point before winning a point with a smash.

Another unsuccessful review from Sen who expected Shi’s return to go wide. Point for the Chinese nonetheless.

Yuqi Shi wins another point with a forehand smash targetted on the body. He leads with 11-7.

Much-better from Sen who forces Shi to drop a couple of points.

Lakshya looks visibly disappointed after his smash goes wide by the barest of margin.

Shi sets up his smash with an angular return before Sen got a point from him.

A body smash point for the Chinese. Yuqi is pumped up as he wins the fourth point in succession.

Brilliant point from the Chinese who deceived Lakshya with a change of direction on his return.

Sen wins back a point but falters with back-to-back wide shots.

A mid-court lift wins Shi Yuqi a point.

Lakshya Sen wins back three points and roars after restoring parity at three all.

Shi Yuqi gets off with a flyer in the third game. Back-to-back body smashes wins him three points.

We move to the third and final game of the first match of the IND vs CHN men’s team final.

Lakshya’s backhand return goes wide and with this, the Chinese named the second game comfortably as the match goes to decider.

Yuqi gets enough time to place himself for a cracker smash. He wins one more point to get a game point as well.

Lakshya Sen wins three points in succession to cut Shi Yuqi’s lead by half.

Shi wins another point and he is running away with his lead.

Sen shoots wide and this time it is the Indian who asked for a referral. Sen loses the review as Yuqi extends the lead by six points.

Lakshya leaned for a return but let the shot go thinking of a wide shot. Shi wins a point after reviewing the decision.

Sen wins two consecutive points before dropping an unfortunate point due to a deflection via the net. Shi wins another point to extend the lead by four points.

Sen wins back a point after playing a series of flat exchanges.

Sen was in full control but his return went wide to give an easy point for Yuqi.

Lakshya first placed his cross-court smash to send Shin Yuqi on the left and placed his returns on his right to finally win a point on the opposite side of the court. Smart play by the Indian.

Lucky Shi gets his third point in a row after his return deflated from the net. 11-8 at the moment.

A quick point for the Chinese after Sen shoots wide.

Shi places his smash on Sen’s left to win a point. Shi Yuqi in lead.

Another long rally between them but Yuqi is able to create awkward angles for Sen as he wins second point in succession to restore parity at eight-all.

Shi Yuqi’s low smash was too tough for Sen to return. A point to the Chinese.

Lakshya in the lead after he takes two points from Yuqi.

The score remains at 6-all after both players traded blows. Sen shoots long to drop a point.

Pin-drop silence at the venue! Sen takes back a point with a smash that left the Chinese stunned! He was unfortunate to drop a point as his smash finds net.

Sen drops a couple of points. First, his return goes long before Shi won a point with a cross-court smash.

A wide shot from Yuqi and Lakshya gets a free points after opening account with a point.

The scoreline will read the same - IND (Lakshya Sen) - CHN (Yuqi Shi)

Lakshya comes from behind to win this game. Yuqi Shi failed to return a near-perfect smash from the Indian as Sen put India in an early lead. Can he win the second game to give India a 1-0 lead?

Lovely stuff from Sen to win a point with a cracker of a smash. Game point for the Indian now! Can he convert?

Lakshya roars as he wins to save a game point after engaging in a marathon rally with Shi.

Sen allowed Shi to be on offensive position as he drops another point and it is game point for the Chinese.

Sen wins back a point to restore parity.

Yuqi Shi is able to get the better of the Indian on multiple occasions. He comes in the lead after Sen missed to return a half-body smash.

Lakshya replies with a smash that the Chinese missed. Sen drops a point with low net play.

Sen wins a point with a lovely strong smash but he falters twice as the score remains at 16-all.

Sen’s return finds the net before he misses to time his return on a body smash to give two consecutive points to the Chinese.

Yuqi Shi and Sen play out a lovely rally before the Chinese take second point in succession with a timely smash.

Lakshya takes back a point but makes an unforced error by going for an aggressive smash too near to the court.

A cross-court net play gives a point to the Chinese.

Lakshya asked for some taping on his fingers before winning a point.

Yuqi takes a point back after sending Lakshya to the left side of the court and directing his return to the right side.

Cheeky return from Lakshya who changed the direction of his shot to catch Yuqi off guard and win a point.

Powerful smash from Yuqi who gets good elevation and a difficult angle for Sen to counter. The lead is now of four points for the Indian.

Sen gets two consecutive points to lead by five points in the first game of match 1.

Points were traded as Sen shot out before forcing Yuqi to angle his return wide.

Sen tried to go for a light shot but found the net to give a point to Yuqi.

A brilliant rally from Laskya and Yuqi. The Chinese won a point after forcing an error from Laksya.

Three consecutive points for the young Indian as he runs away with the lead.

Yuqi slowly making his presence felt. He cuts down Lakshya’s lead by two points.

World no. 6 Yuqi gets the first points after Sen shoots wide. He recovers well to get a point via cross-court smash.

Lakshya is quick to extend his lead to three points. Yuqi Shi will look to close down the points quickly.

Lakshya is off to a good start as he gets off the mark with a cross-court smash.

The scores will read IND (Lakshya Sen) - CHN (Yuqi Shi)

Lakshya Sen is up against Shi Yuqi.

India beat South Korea 3-2

China beat Japan 3-1

Singles: Shi Yuqi, Li Shifeng, Wen Hong Yan

Doubles: Young duo Liang Weikeng - Wang Chang, Liu Yuchen - Ou Xuanyi

Singles: Mithun Manjunath, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikant.

Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Sai Pratheek and Dhruv Kapila

Big miss for India as its in-form shuttler HS Prannoy will reportedly miss the final due to a back injury.

Asian Games 2023: HS Prannoy to miss men’s team final due to back injury - reports

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