Asian Games 2018, Badminton, Women's Singles, Quarterfinal, Day 8: Saina Nehwal vs Ratchanok Intanon, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

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Updated: 26 August 2018 13:52 IST - Published: 26 August 2018 10:48 IST

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What a comeback that was from Saina after a poor start!

And don't go anywhere as we might have another medal coming up!

PV Sindhu will be in action soon!!!!

Final score: Nehwal def Intanon 21-18, 21-16 to enter the semi-finals.

This is India's first individual medal since Syed Modi won a bronze at the 1982 Games.

This is India's first ever women's singles medal at the Asian Games!!!!!

How fitting it is that the woman who started a badminton revolution, gets it!!!

And what a way to confirm her first individual Asiad medal!!!!!

A brilliant rally ends with a Saina forehand winner into the corner!!!!!

Nehwal wins a MEDAL at the Asian Games for the first time!

Nehwal WINS!!!!

Medal points for Saina!

The Thai gets a couple of points now

Trails 16-19

Just two points away from a medal

Saina up 19-14 now

Finally Ratchanok comes up with a deceptive net shot to get the better of the Indian.

17-14 for Nehwal

It's 17-12 for Nehwal

Nehwal, on the other hand, is flourishing as she brings out winner after winner!

No sharpness any more in her shots and that gifts Saina a flurry of points.

Nehwal up 16-11

Ratchanok looks a bit subdued now. Absolutely lacking in the confidence she started the match with.

It's 13-11 for the Indian now.

Ratchanok pulled back one more point through a deceptive net shot.

Nehwal up 11-9 at the midgame break

But the Thai undoes her good work with a couple of errors right after that.

Nehwal up 10-8

Ratchanok is slowly closing in now!

Trails by 1 point at 7-8

Ratchanok is desperate now! And she is showing it by consistently going for down the line smashes!

6-8

The Thai pulls back one point and Saina now leads 7-4

The Indian fans are screaming their hearts out at the Istora!

And Saina delivering!

Up 6-3

Nehwal maintains her two-point advantage!

5-3

Saina is still up 4-2.

Still looking very, very pumped up!!

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