Nehwal def Hartawan 12-21, 21-7, 21-6 in 46 minutes to enter the final
18:59 (IST)24 NOV 2018
AND SAINA NEHWAL HAS WON THE MATCH!!!!! SHE IS INTO THE FINAL!!!!!
FINAL SCORE: Nehwal def Hartawan 12-21, 21-7, 21-6 in 46 minutes to enter the final!!!!!
18:58 (IST)24 NOV 2018
15 match points for Nehwal!
20-5
18:57 (IST)24 NOV 2018
19-5...inching closer!
18:57 (IST)24 NOV 2018
18-4 for the Indian now...the crowd favourite now needs just three points to get the win!
18:54 (IST)24 NOV 2018
15-3 now for Saina as she adds four more points to her kitty!
18:51 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Saina has sailed away to 11-3 at the time of the mid-game interval.
18:50 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Points are coming so fast for the former champion now...she is careful not to repeat her mistakes from Game 1
Saina up 9-3
18:48 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Saina has sailed away to 7-2 now with the addition of three quick points!
18:46 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Saina starts from where she left in Game 2.
She opens up a 4-2 lead in the decider!
18:42 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Such a commanding performance from the former World No. 1 in that game after being outplayed in the first!
18:41 (IST)24 NOV 2018
And Nehwal takes the second game 21-7
18:41 (IST)24 NOV 2018
And Saina has now gone up to game points!
20-7
Pure domination!!!!!
18:39 (IST)24 NOV 2018
It's a TEN-POINT ADVANTAGE FOR NEHWAL NOW!!!!!
Up 16-6
18:38 (IST)24 NOV 2018
The former two-time champion is simply in cruise control mode at the moment! She is up 13-6
18:35 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Saina up 11-5 at the time of the mid-game interval.
18:35 (IST)24 NOV 2018
It's a 10-5 lead for Nehwal now!
18:34 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Saina is finally showing all her champion qualities here....with fast pace and precision, she has now raced ahead to build a 9-4 advantage!
18:31 (IST)24 NOV 2018
It is 3-3 in the second game!
18:27 (IST)24 NOV 2018
And Hartawan takes the first game 21-12
Are we heading for a huge upset?
18:26 (IST)24 NOV 2018
This is a very slow display from Saina....Hartawan now has game points!
20-12
18:24 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Saina, struggling as she is, gets one point and trails 10-17 now
18:22 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Saina can't keep up with Hartawan's pace! She is lagging behind at 9-15
18:20 (IST)24 NOV 2018
It's 11-7 to Hartawan now at the time of the mid-game interval.
18:18 (IST)24 NOV 2018
Two points for Saina!
7-9
18:18 (IST)24 NOV 2018
The gap is increasing between them now! Hartawan is 9-5 up now! It is reminiscent of yesterday's match when Saina trailed by a huge margin initially against Rituparna Das!
18:16 (IST)24 NOV 2018
It's 6-4 to the young Indonesian now!
18:14 (IST)24 NOV 2018
And Hartawan takes a 4-2 lead as Saina seems slow at the start of this match, yet again!
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FINAL SCORE: Nehwal def Hartawan 12-21, 21-7, 21-6 in 46 minutes to enter the final!!!!!