Pornpawee and two doubles pairs will carry Thai banner into semi-finals
World No.5 Ratchanok Intanon ended her run at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals on Friday. (Badminton Association of Thailand file photo)
Thailand will be well represented in the semi-finals of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals on Saturday, but the country’s highest-profile player won’t be among the contenders.
Ratchanok Intanon was dumped out of the badminton showcase after suffering another defeat to Tai Tzu-ying on Friday.
The Thai top seed and world No.5 won the first game 25-23 before her longtime Taiwanese rival came back to even the match with a 21-12 victory and then clinch the decider 21-9.
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