Spain's Carolina Marin (R) and India's Saina Nehwal (L) pose for photos during trophy presentation at the BWF World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Carolina Marin produced a brilliant display to defend her world badminton title on Sunday but the Spaniard's smooth progress to a 21-16 21-19 win over Saina Nehwal came under threat by an over-zealous umpire and was slightly marred on the podium.
Marin was a surprise winner as ninth seed in Copenhagen a year ago and although she has since risen to number one in the world rankings, an injury-riddled build-up to the tournament had put her participation in Jakarta in doubt.
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