Kunlavut Vitidsarn and mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai advanced to the quarter-finals of the US$1.25 million Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Men’s singles eighth seed Kunlavut defeated fellow Thai Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21-14, 21-17 in the round of 16 of the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event at Axiata Arena in the Malaysian capital city.
Kunlavut next faces Loh Kean Yew of Singapore after the third seed defeated Zhao Junpeng of China 21-15, 21-18.
Mixed doubles second seeds Dechapol and Sapsiree proved too strong for Terry Hee…