Denmark Open 2018 Badminton Live: Saina Nehwal vs Gregoria Mariska Live score & Updates | 20th October 2018

Nehwal def Tunjung 21-11, 21-12 to enter the final.

Updated: 20 October 2018 18:42 IST - Published: 20 October 2018 13:26 IST

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What an amazing run by Nehwal this week!

She will hope to continue this when she meets the World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the summit clash on Sunday.

Final score: Nehwal def Tunjung 21-11, 21-12 to enter the final.

The shuttle goes wide from Tunjung!

Saina wins and is through to the final!

This is her second final at the Denmark Open!!

Nine match points for Saina!

Too many errors on the length robbing Tunjung of any chance.

Nehwal up 18-11

So many sharp crosscourt smashes from Nehwal!

She is now up 16-10

Saina has won a string of points now. Her opponent looks clueless.

Saina up 14-9

Tunjung shows an error in judgement.

Saina up 11-8 at the midgame interval.

But since then, Saina has wrested back the momentum.

With two points, she has gone up to 10-8

Tunjung showed some excellent fighting spirit to draw level at 7-7.

It's 7-3 for Nehwal now.

Tunjung is trying her best to keep varying the placement of the shuttle.

Saina is still up 5-3

Saina picks up from where she left.

Nehwal has opened up a 3-0 lead.

Saina is fourth time lucky.

She bags the first game 21-11

Tunjung has been fighting well since then. She has saved 3 game points.

12 game points for Nehwal now.

20-8

Saina got a challenge right and gets yet another point.

It's a ten-point difference between the two now.

Saina up 18-8

It's 17-8 lead for Saina now.

Tunjung hasn't been able to control most of the shots.

The length has been a problem.

She now trails 6-15

Tunjung finds the sideline!

She now trails 6-12

It's 11-5 for Nehwal at the midgame interval.

The precision is missing from the young Indonesian.

Saina up 8-3

Saina is steadily building a healthy lead here.

She is up 6-3

Smash down the line by Tunjung!

Saina leads 4-2

The Indonesian is making a couple of unforced errors by trying to go for the lines.

Saina up 3-1

It's 1-1

The match is about to start.