Thailand found success on and off the court when they hosted three premier tournaments in the Asian leg in consecutive weeks last month.
On it, mixed doubles duo Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai made a clean sweep of three titles at the Yonex Thailand Open, the Toyota Thailand Open, and the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020.
Off it, the government, represented by Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, and the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT), led by its president Patama Leeswadtrakul, got a pat on the back for their “historic achievement” in organising three successive events under strict protocols in “bubbles”…