Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Thai Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in straight games to advance to the semi-finals of the World Super Series Masters Final on Friday.

The World No 8 beat lower-ranked Porntip 21-13, 21-19 in a 33-minute match to emerge as one of the top two players in Group A. Malaysian Mew Choo Wong is the other semi-finalist from Group A.

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Saina Nehwal