Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai claimed their first title of the year and their 13th overall after winning the US$180,000 German Open yesterday.
The world No.1 and top-seeded pair overpowered unseeded Ou Xuany and Huang Yaqiong 21-11, 21-9 in just 35 minutes in the mixed doubles final of the BWF World Tour Super 300 event at Westenergie Sporthalle in Muelheim an der Ruhr.
Dechapol and Sapsiree defeated Adam Hall and Julie MacPherson of Scotland 21-11, 21-17 in the semi-finals on Saturday.
The victory brought their sixth straight title since November last year. The duo’s remarkable run began with a win at the Hylo Open, which was also held in Germany, before they made made a clean…
