BWF World Tour Finals 2018 Badminton Live: PV Sindhu vs Ratchanok Intanon Live score & Updates | 15th December 2018

Sindhu def Intanon 21-16, 25-23 in 54 minutes.

Updated: 15 December 2018 13:57 IST - Published: 15 December 2018 10:48 IST

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What an absorbing second game it was!!!!!

Intanon put everything at Sindhu, brought forth her relentless aggression and body smashes. Sindhu got rattled to a certain extent but always managed to regroup.

PV Sindhu enters the final for the second consecutive year!

She meets a Japanese this time too, but this year it is Nozomi Okuhara.

Final score: Sindhu def Intanon 21-16, 25-23 in 54 minutes.

And Sindhu gets the win!

Epic rally ends with Sindhu rushing to the net and putting away the shuttle in the open court.

Match point for Sindhu again.

Intanon put the shuttle wide!

23-23

Sindhu tried to return a down-the-line shot, but couldn't.

Intanon 23-22

Body smash from Intanon!

22-22

Match point for Sindhu!

22-21

It's 21-21

Sindhu sends the shuttle wide!

Intanon 21-20

Huge round-the-head smash from Sindhu!

20-20

Ratchanok finds the long forehand corner!

Game point!

20-19

Relentless Ratchanok gets a vital point

It's 19-19

Ratchanok sends the shuttle long!

Sindhu 19-18

Once again, Ratchanok finds her fighting spirit and attack!

It's 18-18

But Intanon is now doing all that good work with an array of unforced errors.

Sindhu goes up to 18-16

Intanon missed a down-the-line smash.

It's 16-16

This is a display of the highest order from the Thai!

So fast, so aggressive!

She is into the lead at 16-15

And she does!

It's 15-15

Body smash from the Thai's racquet.

It's 15-14 for Sindhu

Will the Thai be able to draw level?

Ratchanok's determination to stay rooted to the forecourt and put pressure to Sindhu is yielding her points.

Sindhu 14-13

Comes up with superb down-the-line smashes

Sindhu now at 14-11

Sindhu looks to have settled into this after the break.

Up 12-11

And Ratchanok goes into the lead with a slender 11-10 lead. She is playing so aggressively now!

And Intanon's persistence pays off!

10-10

Ratchanok throwing everything at Sindhu now!

What a rally! She ended the 29-shot rally with a huge body smash winner!

Ratchanok trailing 9-10

Intanon wanted to take time away from Sindhu but the Indian was alert.

Sindhu 9-7

What an aggressive display by Intanon! She is moving to every corner!

It's 7-7

Intanon made it a one-point gap at 5-6 but Sindhu adds another attacking point to go up further to 7-5

Ratchanok giving Sindhu a taste of her own medicine.

Huge smash and she is now trailing 4-6

Intanon slowing starting to find her way back.

Trails 3-5

Sindhu opens up a good lead in the second game.

4-0

First game goes to Sindhu at 21-16

19-16 for Sindhu now. She has been able to hold on to her three-point lead.

What a return of serve from Sindhu!

It's 18-15 for Sindhu!

Another one goes close to the baseline!

Intanon missing these by just a whisker!

Sindhu 16-14

Intanon charged to the net and sped up the rally. Sindhu stayed with her and her power forced Intanon to make an unforced error.

Sindhu now ahead 15-14

After that brilliant show, Intanon made some error in judgement.

It's 14-12 to Sindhu

It's quickly 12-12

Sindhu found the corner!

Bang on the line. Intanon lost the challenge!

Sindhu 12-11

What an acute angle from Ratchanok at the net!

Sindhu had no answer!

It's 11-11

Sindhu up to 11-9 at the time of the midgame interval.

Ratchanok used her angles really well to grab a couple of points and make it a one-point gap at 9-10

Sindhu went up to 9-7 but Intanon went for a shot that saw the shuttle landing near the backline.

Intanon didn't challenge and the point went to Sindhu.

10-7 for Sindhu

Sindhu made a couple of unforced errors, bringing the Thai back into this.

7-7

Ratchanok going for body smashes to take away Sindhu's control.

Sindhu now up 6-5

Intanon isn't going anywhere so soon!

It's 4-4