PUBLISHED : 14 Dec 2023 at 04:00
Women’s doubles pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai lost to Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan 15-21, 10-21 in their Group B opener at the US$2.5 million BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday.
Also in Group B, South Korea’s Baek Ha-Na and Lee So-Hee beat compatriots Kim So-Yeong and Kong Hee-Yong 21-11, 22-20.
The Thai pair will need to beat Baek and Lee on Thursday to keep alive their hopes of making it to the semi-finals.
Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanchai and men’s singles world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn were due in action later Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, women’s singles world champion An Se-Young also lost her first…
