Wang Yihan
At the World Championship held in Jakarta, Nehwal was seeded 2nd. She defeated Cheung Ngan Yi &amp; Sayaka Takahashi in early rounds &amp; reached the quarterfinals where she faced Chinese Wang Yihan. She was able to beat her in 3 games 21–15, 19–21, 21–19; thus assured herself of first ever medal at the World Championships. She beat home hope Lindaweni Fanetri in semifinal &amp; created history by becoming First Ever player from India to contest World badminton championship finals. She settled for the silver after going down to Carolina Marín in final.