Ratchanok Intanon
Nehwal successfully defended her Swiss Open Title by defeating Wang Shixian 21–19, 21–16 on 18 March 2012, a day after she turned 22 years old. On 10 June 2012, she defeated Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 19–21, 21–15, 21–10, to lift the Thailand Open title. On 17 June 2012, Nehwal won the 3rd consecutive Indonesia Open by defeating Li Xuerui, a player who was on 30 match winning streak with most dominant performance in the season so far with scores 13–21, 22–20, 21–19.