Doubles pair Sapsiree and Puttita also advance at World Badminton Championships
Rising Thai badminton star Kunlavut Vitidsarn has made it through to the semi-finals of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo, along with the women’s doubles pair of Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Puttita Supajirakul.
Kunlavut, who is seeded 16th, prevailed in three sets (21-12, 17-21, 21-8) over former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men’s singles quarter-final. He will face Zhao Jun Peng of China in Saturday’s…