BIRMINGHAM - Ratchanok Intanon won the last 10 points to overcome Olympic and world champion Carolina Marin 22-20, 13-21, 21-18 in a remarkable All England Open badminton quarterfinal on Friday. Ratchanok held off Marin in the first game, and Marin tore through the second. But Ratchanok hit some winners, Marin tightened, and the last five points were the Spaniard's own errors. Blocking Ratchanok's path to a second All England final, and first in four years, is first-time semifinalist Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, who took out Sun Yu of China 21-23, 21-14, 22-20 in 1 1/2 hours. Yamaguchi has beaten Ratchanok six times, but the Thai has beaten her at All England in the last two years.

Source: Bangkok Post March 10, 2017 23:55 UTC