P. V. Sindhu
At the beginning of the year, Intanon won the Malaysia Masters Super 500, beating Tai Tzu-ying in the finals, winning 24–22 in the third set. In the World Championships, she lost to Saina Nehwal in the second round. At the Asian Games, Intanon made it to the quarter-final stage before losing out to Nehwal. She made the finals of the Hong Kong Open, losing to Nozomi Okuhara. She qualified for the HSBC World Tour Finals, where she ended her losing streak against Chen Yufei. She lost to Nozomi Okuhara but defeated Canada's Michelle Li to secure a semifinal spot. She lost in the semifinals to eventual gold medalist P. V. Sindhu. She finished the year at world no. 8.