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Patna : Top seed & World No 8 Carolina Marin, 26, Spain, and 6th seed Pornpawee Chochuwong, 22, Thailand, will clash in the final of Barcelona Spain Masters, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event at Barcelona, Spain, on February 23, 2020.
Reigning Olympic Champion & three-time former World Champion Carolina Marin beat World No 53 Supanida Katethong, 22, Thailand, 21-16, 21-16 in 43 minutes in semi-finals on February 22, 2020. Carolina won 42 rallies in the match to 32 by Supanida. She won 8 consecutive points in the match to 3 by Supanida. The two players are now locked 1-1 Head to Head.
World No 20 Pornpawee Chochuwong beat 3rd seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan, 23, Thailand, in a three-game thriller 14-21, 21-15, 21-12 in 58 minutes battling back from one game down in semi-finals on February 22, 2020. Pornpawee won 56 rallies in the match to 48 by Busanan Ongbamrungphan. Both the players won 5 consecutive points each in the match. Ongbamrungphan still leads Pornpawee 3-2 Head to Head.