Ratchanok Intanon achieved one of her career’s finest victories with a title triumph in the Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships 2015 today.
The Thai stunned two time titlist Li Xuerui in front of her home crowd, recovering from match point down to beat the favourite 20-22 23-21 21-12 in the Women’s Singles final.
It was Intanon’s first title since winning the BWF World Championships 2013, which was, incidentally, over Li Xuerui. Since then, Intanon (BWF home page) has only once beaten any of the top three Chinese. The Thai hadn’t even taken a game off Li Xuerui in their last three meetings.
After a close first game, Li appeared poised to win the match at 20-19 in the second. Intanon however dug in and once she edged past Li, the Chinese top seed’s game rapidly fell apart in the third, giving Intanon the title.