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Saina plays for World Badminton Championship title today
August 16, 2015

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will look to become the first Indian clinch the World Badminton Championships title on Sunday. 

In a repeat to this years All-England final, the second seeded Saina will fight it out with defending champion and world No 1 Carolina Marin of Spain in the summit clash on Sunday.

The world No 2 Indian notched a 21-17, 21-17 victory over Indonesias Lindaweni Fanetri, who was struggling with her right knee, in the semi-finals of the womens singles on Saturday.

It will be Indias fifth medal at the World Championships following P V Sindhu's bronze in 2013 and 2014 and Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa bronze in womens doubles at the 2011 edition.
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