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12:01 (IST)15 DEC 2018
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11:59 (IST)15 DEC 2018
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.
11:56 (IST)15 DEC 2018
PV Sindhu enters the final for the second consecutive year!
She meets a Japanese this time too, but this year it is Nozomi Okuhara.
11:54 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Final score: Sindhu def Intanon 21-16, 25-23 in 54 minutes.
11:53 (IST)15 DEC 2018
And Sindhu gets the win!
Epic rally ends with Sindhu rushing to the net and putting away the shuttle in the open court.
11:51 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Match point for Sindhu again.
11:51 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Intanon put the shuttle wide!
23-23
11:50 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Sindhu tried to return a down-the-line shot, but couldn't.
Intanon 23-22
11:48 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Body smash from Intanon!
22-22
11:48 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Match point for Sindhu!
22-21
11:47 (IST)15 DEC 2018
It's 21-21
11:46 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Sindhu sends the shuttle wide!
Intanon 21-20
11:46 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Huge round-the-head smash from Sindhu!
20-20
11:45 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Ratchanok finds the long forehand corner!
Game point!
20-19
11:44 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Relentless Ratchanok gets a vital point
It's 19-19
11:44 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Ratchanok sends the shuttle long!
Sindhu 19-18
11:43 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Once again, Ratchanok finds her fighting spirit and attack!
It's 18-18
11:42 (IST)15 DEC 2018
But Intanon is now doing all that good work with an array of unforced errors.
Sindhu goes up to 18-16
11:41 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Intanon missed a down-the-line smash.
It's 16-16
11:40 (IST)15 DEC 2018
This is a display of the highest order from the Thai!
So fast, so aggressive!
She is into the lead at 16-15
11:39 (IST)15 DEC 2018
And she does!
It's 15-15
11:39 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Body smash from the Thai's racquet.
It's 15-14 for Sindhu
Will the Thai be able to draw level?
11:37 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Ratchanok's determination to stay rooted to the forecourt and put pressure to Sindhu is yielding her points.
Sindhu 14-13
11:36 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Comes up with superb down-the-line smashes
Sindhu now at 14-11
11:35 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Sindhu looks to have settled into this after the break.
Up 12-11
11:34 (IST)15 DEC 2018
And Ratchanok goes into the lead with a slender 11-10 lead. She is playing so aggressively now!
11:32 (IST)15 DEC 2018
And Intanon's persistence pays off!
10-10
11:32 (IST)15 DEC 2018
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
11:30 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Intanon wanted to take time away from Sindhu but the Indian was alert.
Sindhu 9-7
11:29 (IST)15 DEC 2018
What an aggressive display by Intanon! She is moving to every corner!
It's 7-7
11:28 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Intanon made it a one-point gap at 5-6 but Sindhu adds another attacking point to go up further to 7-5
11:27 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Ratchanok giving Sindhu a taste of her own medicine.
Huge smash and she is now trailing 4-6
11:26 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Intanon slowing starting to find her way back.
Trails 3-5
11:24 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Sindhu opens up a good lead in the second game.
4-0
11:21 (IST)15 DEC 2018
First game goes to Sindhu at 21-16
11:19 (IST)15 DEC 2018
19-16 for Sindhu now. She has been able to hold on to her three-point lead.
11:18 (IST)15 DEC 2018
What a return of serve from Sindhu!
It's 18-15 for Sindhu!
11:16 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Another one goes close to the baseline!
Intanon missing these by just a whisker!
Sindhu 16-14
11:15 (IST)15 DEC 2018
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
11:14 (IST)15 DEC 2018
After that brilliant show, Intanon made some error in judgement.
It's 14-12 to Sindhu
11:13 (IST)15 DEC 2018
It's quickly 12-12
11:12 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Sindhu found the corner!
Bang on the line. Intanon lost the challenge!
Sindhu 12-11
11:11 (IST)15 DEC 2018
What an acute angle from Ratchanok at the net!
Sindhu had no answer!
It's 11-11
11:11 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Sindhu up to 11-9 at the time of the midgame interval.
11:10 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Ratchanok used her angles really well to grab a couple of points and make it a one-point gap at 9-10
11:09 (IST)15 DEC 2018
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
11:07 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Sindhu made a couple of unforced errors, bringing the Thai back into this.
7-7
11:05 (IST)15 DEC 2018
Ratchanok going for body smashes to take away Sindhu's control.
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