Ratchanok eliminated from Thailand Open
Women’s final will pit Taiwanese top seed Tai against Olympic champ Carolina Marin
Ratchanok Intanon’s quest to make the final at the Toyota Thailand Open badminton tournament ended on Saturday with a three-set loss to top seed Tai Tzu Ying.
The Thai fourth seed fell 21-12, 12-21, 21-23 to her Taiwanese rival, who will face former world number one Carolina Marin on Sunday in their second final in two weeks.
The 27-year-old Spaniard, ranked sixth in the world, defeated South Korean teen prodigy An Se-young 21-19,…
