Saina plays for World Badminton Championship title today

August 16, 2015 12:38

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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