Bangkok Post – All-Thai showdown in Spain Masters

Ratchanok takes on Pornpawee in quarters

Ratchanok Intanon and Pornpawee Chochuwong will square off in the women’s singles quarter-finals of the US$210,000 BWF Madrid Spain Masters today.

The Thai stars came through their last-16 clashes yesterday with two-game victories to set up an all-Thai clash at the BWF World Tour Super 300 event in the Spanish capital.

Fourth seed Ratchanok needed just 37 minutes to defeat her Scottish opponent Kirsty Gilmour 21-14, 21-17 in the last 16 yesterday.

Fifth seed Pornpawee, the 2020 champion, defeated Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia 21-14, 22-20.

Ratchanok, 29, was knocked out in the first round in her last three…