Thai mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai defeated China’s Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin 21-8, 21-17 in the quarter-finals of the US$420,000 Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The second-seeded Thai veterans needed just 33 minutes to finish off the world No.12 Chinese in their first ever meeting.
In today’s semi-finals, Dechapol and Sapsiree will face South Korea’s third seeds Seo Seung-Jae and Chae Yu-Jung, who beat Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari 21-15, 22 20 in the last eight.
The Thai duo could meet compatriots Supak Jomkoh and Supissara…