Kento Momota 21-19 HS Prannoy

First blood, Momota! End of an enthralling opening as Prannoy does not get distance on his lift, and Momota smashes it like a boss. 31 minutes for that game. Can Prannoy keep this up?

Kento Momota 20-19 HS Prannoy

Quickfire rally and Momota catches Prannoy by surprise. Game point.

Kento Momota 19-19 HS Prannoy

Aggression from Prannoy at the net and he gets serve back at 18-19. What a crucial point that was. And then follows that up with a superb down-the-line smash! Kisses the line! Back level. Superb.

Kento Momota 18-17 HS Prannoy

Two uncharacteristic loose points from Momota from 18-15 to let Prannoy close in again.

Kento Momota 17-15 HS Prannoy

FIFTY SEVEN SHOT RALLY! Wow. What badminton! Both players playing their best but Momota’s best is just a bit too good at the moment... a couple of brilliant retrievals from Prannoy but Momota kills the rally with a sensational drop shot.

Kento Momota 15-14 HS Prannoy

Big roar from Momota this time and that just tells you how tough this game has been. He holds out with his brilliant defensive skills and forces an error from Prannoy to go back ahead. Both players need a breather after that.

Kento Momota 14-14 HS Prannoy

A roar followed by the puff of the cheeks as Prannoy wins two superb rallies to draw level again at 14-14. He is not letting Momota get away with this... both players moving around the court brilliantly.

Kento Momota 12-12 HS Prannoy

Magnificent, says the commentator as Prannoy wins 5 of the last 6 points to draw level! A 33-shot rally finishes with another crosscourt smash from the Indian that has held him in good stead in this game. Great patience mixed with aggression by the Indian star.

Kento Momota 12-10 HS Prannoy

As if his efficiency is not enough, Momota has luck on his side as well. A net chord catches Prannoy off guard and he takes the serve back. A superb down-the-line smash from the Indian next point and keeping himself in touching distance.

Kento Momota 11-9 HS Prannoy

An error from Momota and then a short-lift that is returned with interest by Prannoy as he closes the gap after the break.

Abhijeet Kulkarni: Having bulldozed his opponents in the first two rounds, Momota is facing a stiff opposition from Prannoy. The Indian is willing to play the patient game and has the big smashes to win the points. But Momota is still goes into the break leading 11-7

Kento Momota 11-7 HS Prannoy

A big roar from Prannoy as it is his turn to finish a long rally with another crosscourt smash. That was a 36-shot rally! Great start to this match from both players. Another two rallies that end with errors from Prannoy as Momota returns everything back. Momota ahead in the break.

Kento Momota 9-6 HS Prannoy

The string gives up for Momota as he was going for the kill and Prannoy has the serve back. And then another error from the Japanese. Prannoy closes the gap to two. A tremendous rally from both players next up, the Indian on the backfoot but defending very well and then Momota drops the shuttle before the service line with so much ease! What a way to kill the rally.

Kento Momota 8-4 HS Prannoy

A couple of errors from Prannoy and Momota has a 3-point lead. Great spatial awareness from the world No 1. Prannoy then challenges a call on the baseline, but it has landed in. Momota pulling away.

Kento Momota 5-4 HS Prannoy

Prannoy has Momota running around, then on the floor but goes too hard at a backhand push that goes long on the open court. Missed chance. Then, plays another nice rally to finish with a good crosscourt half-smash. Neat start by the Indian.

Kento Momota 3-3 HS Prannoy

After an error by Momota, another longish rally results with a superb lift by Momota that kisses the line. Prannoy leaves it but its in. Another error by Prannoy followed by a lift that is sent long by Momota. Then A superb smash from Prannoy. Tight start to the match.

HS Prannoy 0-1 Kento Momota

A 24-shot rally to begin with, showing both players are on the money to start. Momota leaves it well at the baseline.

6.40 pm: Having knocked out the greatest men’s singles player to grace the World Championships, Lin Dan, Prannoy said he was was looking forward to facing top seed and defending champion Kento Momota in the next round. Momota later overcame Luis Enrique Penalver of Spain in the second round with consummate ease (21-7, 21-7 in 33 minutes).

“Yes, I am looking forward to Momota because there are some things which I need to prove and this is the event which I need to [do that]. And [want to] believe that I am big tournament player and probably the day after might be a good day,” he said when asked about his tough draw and possibility of facing Momota in the next round.

6.38 pm: World No 30 HS Prannoy takes on World No 1 Kento Momota. The Indian is looking for his first win against the Japan star in what will be their fifth meeting on the circuit. Will today be the day?

6.34: 2017 World Champion is through to the last 8!

6.32 pm: Okuhara has found another gear and is inching closer to a straight games win against Sung Ji Hyun. Which means Prannoy vs Momota is soon upon us.

6.09 pm: Okuhara takes the opening game 21-18 against Sung Ji Hyun after 23 minutes. It’s been an absorbing contest! Will the Japan star wrap it up in straight games?

5.51 pm: Prepare to witness another bruising badminton game on the show court. It’s Nozomi Okuhara taking on Sung ji Hyun, both players not one to give up easily on a point. If they are at their best, this could be another long encounter. Prannoy vs Momota is after this.

5.46 pm: An epic women’s doubles match comes to an end on the show court: 95 minutes it lasted! And it included a mini Chinese protest in the decider when the players were convinced the umpires got the score wrong! Luckily for them, and the organisers, they ended up winning the match eventually.

5.28 pm: A look at some key results so far today. Singapore’s rising star Yeo Jia Min followed up her upset of the top seed Akane Yamaguchi with a battling win, while former world champion Ratchanok Intanon had to save match points and win in three games. He Bingjao won in an all-China affair too.

5.15 pm: We have had a 72-minute match in the women’s singles followed by a women’s doubles match that is 75 minutes on and counting at court 1. There is a match after this before Prannoy and Momota arrive on the show court. The wait is going to be a bit long, but the matches so far have been fantastic too... making it palatable.

Hello all and welcome to our live coverage of day four at the Badminton World Championships in Basel!

With the Indian doubles pairs out of contention at Basel 2019, the attention is all on the singles players left in the fray as day four of the Badminton World Championships begins on Thursday. Five Indians will be looking to get their places booked in the quarter-finals.

Having stunned Lin Dan in the second round, HS Prannoy faces an uphill task against top seed and defending champion Kento Momota.

World No 10 Kidambi Srikanth will square off against 20-year-old Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand while 16th seed B Sai Praneeth takes on Asian Games bronze medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.

In the women’s singles, Saina Nehwal battles Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt. PV Sindhu will face ninth seed Beiwen Zhang of USA in the other match.

Stay tuned for all the updates about India’s shuttlers and the key updates from the rest of the field as well.