Badminton World Championships final: Saina Nehwal vs Carolina Marin

Thats it! Marin has done it. 21-16 21-19.

20-19 now

2 Match points for Marin

Marin 19-18 up now.

18-18

18-17 in favour of Saina

17-17

16-17

17-15 in favour of Saina now

16-14 in favour of Saina

14-15

Saina 15-13 up now

13-13 now

Marin takes the lead 13-12

12-12 now

11-12

10-13 now. This is superb play from Marin

9-12

Marin fights back. 7-12

12-6 in favour of Saina

Saina Nehwal leads 11-6 at the interval mark.

10-6 in favour of Saina

9-5

9-5 in favour of Saina

7-5 in favour of Saina

6-4 in favour of Saina

Service fault by Marin. 4-2 in favour of Saina

Saina leading 3-2 after the first 5 points

Marin fights back. 1-2

Saina 2-0 up in the second game

The IBL was exactly two years ago and Marin looks a massively improved player from then
— Ball Boy (@fraudballer) August 16, 2015

Carolina Marin takes the opening game 21-16

15-20

14-20

7 game points opportunities for Marin

13-19 in favour of Marin

13-18 in favour of Marin now

Excellent challenge by Saina. 13-16 now

16-12 in favour of Saina now

Challenge by Saina at the 15-19. She wins it. 10-15 in favour of Marin

Saina fights back. 9-13 in favour of Marin

Marin 12-8 up now

Point for Saina.8-11 now

Marin leads 11-7 at the interval mark.

Marin takes the lead. 9-7 up now

7-7 now

Marin fights back. 6-7 in favour of Saina

Saina 7-5 up now

6-4 in favour of Saina

Saina leads 5-3.Good sart for the Indian