Ratchanok Intanon won her opening match at the BWF Malaysia Masters as the Thai star began her bid to become the women's singles winner for the third time.
Second seed Ratchanok, who is currently tied on two with India's Pusarla V Sindhu and China's Wang Zhiyi, defeated Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi of Indonesia 21-16, 21-16 in 36 minutes. She will play Kaloyana Nalbantova of Bulgaria next.
