Top-ranked Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai registered another trophy on Sunday in a win over the Japanese finalists at the BWF Japan Open.
The Thai duo overcame a one-set deficit to defeat Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, seeded third in the tournament, 16-21, 23-21, 21-18 to win the mixed doubles championship contest in Osaka.
“Champions!,” the Badminton Association of Thailand wrote on Facebook.
It was the pair’s third crown of the year after the German Open and the Singapore…