Rio 2016 Olympic champion Carolina Marin has announced her retirement from professional badminton, citing injury concerns, bringing an end to a decorated career.
Last month, the 27-year-old Olympic gold medallist had resumed training and her eyes are set on defending her gold medal at the Tokyo Games.
World No 11 Saina Nehwal lost to the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist Carolina Marin 21-7, 21-7 to end Indian contingent's any hope of a medal.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal defeated eight-seed Young 25-23, 21-12 in a match that lasted for 39 minutes to make it to the quarter-finals.
The 24-year-old badminton player stated that she is indeed ready to improve her performances at the Olympics and will aim for nothing but gold.
Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon beat Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin 21-9, 22-20 here on Sunday, clinching the Malaysia Masters final in just 42 minutes.
But the resilient Thai saved all of them, taking the score to 20-20 when the Spaniard netted a smash.
Marin showed the trademark big match temperament to see off a spirited fight from Zhang, who closed in at 14-13.
The fourth season of PBL, organised by Sportzlive under the aegis of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), will kick off in Mumbai from December 22.
Marin said she had found her game "just in time" to win her third world title and that it "has been very important to overcome the many fears I had."
