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Malaysia Masters 2017: Saina Nehwal vs Pornpawee Chochuwong Final Live Commentary and Match Updates

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedJan 22, 2017 09:06 GMT

Saina Nehwal wins the title with a 22-20, 22-20 win.

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09:06 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

That wraps up our live coverage of the 2017 Malaysia Masters. Hope you enjoyed it. Goodbye!

09:04 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Let us hope that this is the start of better things for Saina Nehwal this year.

08:40 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Last year, it was PV Sindhu who won this title. This year, it is Saina Nehwal!!!

08:39 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

The spectators at the stadium have gone crazy!

08:38 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

And Chochuwong's shot drifts long. SAINA WINS, 22-20, 22-20

08:37 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

The Thai's shot lands long and match point to Saina

08:37 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

FOUR MATCH POINTS SAVED!!!!!!

08:37 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Saina finds the net and it is 20-20. 

08:36 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Saina misses a crosscourt-around-the-head smash and it is 20-19

08:35 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Error at the net and it is 20-18

08:35 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

One match point saved.

08:34 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Saina has now gone up, 20-16

08:34 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

What a fantastic spinning net shot from Saina and she is up 18-16.

08:33 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Fabulous shot from the Thai that just floated over the net, 16-17.

08:32 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Somehow she does find enough spirit to produce a great angular shot, 15-17.

08:31 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Chochuwong is struggling with her movement now.

08:30 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

What a fantastic deception by Saina at the net! Up now 17-14

08:29 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Errors coming thick and fast from Chochuwong and her body language too isn't good. Saina up 15-13.

08:28 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Nehwal has inched ahead to 14-12 after a couple of errors by the Thai.

08:27 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

It continues to be a gritty affair. 12-12

08:25 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

And it is 11-11

08:25 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

The 19-year-old has taken a couple of points post-break.

08:23 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

At the break, Saina Nehwal leads 11-8.

08:23 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

BIG SMASH down-the-line from Saina, 10-8

08:22 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

As the Thai made an error at the net at 8-8, Saina inches ahead to 9-8.

08:22 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

It is still pretty much a neck-and-neck battle even though Saina looks more confident now.

08:21 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

It is 8-7 for Saina.

08:21 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

After the first game loss, the Thai has somehow lost a big of that spirit and Nehwal too has changed her tactics a bit.

08:20 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

WHAT A RALLY!!!!!!!! But this one goes to the Thai and she is now trailing 6-7.

08:19 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

The Thai can't return and it is 7-4 for Nehwal

08:19 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

And now the Indian has rocketed to 6-4.

08:18 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Big body smash from Nehwal to keep things at par, 4-4.

08:17 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Nehwal has since taken control and has levelled it 3-3

08:16 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

GAME 2

In the exact same fashion like they started the first game, Chochuwong has opened up a 3-0 lead.

08:14 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

WOW WHAT A COMEBACK THAT WAS!!!!!!!!!! Never ever count out the fighter in Saina Nehwal!!!!!

08:13 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

The stadium has erupted after Saina took the lead!!!!!!

08:13 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

AND SAINA CONVERTS!!!!!!!!! The first game goes to Saina Nehwal, 22-20.

08:12 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

The Thai's high shot is blocked by the net and Saina is up 21-20

08:11 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Saina saved a game point there.

08:11 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

IT IS 20-20

08:11 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

But the Thai rushes to the net to find a great putaway for 20-19

08:10 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

SAINA HAS COME BACK TO MAKE IT 19-19 WITH A SUPERB NET SHOT

08:09 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Chochuwong finds the net, 19-18

08:09 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Another error at the net and her lead is 19-17

08:08 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Great shot from the Thai and it is 19-16

08:08 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Another error forced by Saina. The Thai is up 18-16

08:08 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Now the Thai's high shot is blocked by the net. She leads 18-15

08:07 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

But she finds the net in her next shot to trail 14-18

08:06 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Saina finds the corner of the court for a smash, 14-17.

08:06 (GMT)22 JAN 2017

Nehwal overdoing things a bit here and it can prove costly. She trails 13-17 now.
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