Ratchanok wins Malaysian Open for her first title in two years
THE NATION
Thailand's top women's badminton player Ratchanok Intanon ended a two-year title drought, winning the Malaysian Open at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur.
World No. 8 Ratchanok won the Super 750 tournament, beating world No. 4 Chen Yufei of China 21-15, 13-21, 21-16 in a 65-minute, hard-fought encounter.
It was Ratchanok's second title victory at the Malaysian Open, and fetched her prize money of US$47,250. Runner-up Chen received $22,950.
