It was a mixed year for Spanish badminton ace Carolina Marin, who had won the biggest prize in 2016- the Rio Olympics gold. The former World No.1 reached three consecutive Super Series finals in March-April, but was unable to win any of them. She finally ended that frustration at the Japan Open Super Series in September, defeating home favorite Nozumi Okuhara to win her only major title of the season.Back to India for Premier Badminton League, the Spaniard said to remain on top a player has to keep improving and push against all the opponents.