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Patna : World No 9 in latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings Saina Nehwal, 28, India, beat World No 6 and 2017 World Champion Nozomi Okuhara, 23, Japan, in a three-game thriller in the second round to enter the quarter-finals of French Open badminton tournament, a Super 750 event, at Paris, France, on October 25, 2018.
Saina beat Okuhara 10-21, 21-14, 21-17 in 72 minutes. Saina had also defeated Okuhara in the QF at the Denmark Open recently in three-games.
World No 8 Ratchanok Intanon, Thailand, defeated Chen Xiaoxin, China, 21-18, 21-15 in 50 minutes in the second round. World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying, 24, Taiwan, beat Gao Fangjie, China, 21-12, 21-17 in 38 minutes in the second round on October 25, 2018.