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Ratchanok gives no quarter to Wang

Ratchanok gives no quarter to Wang

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Fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon will play seventh seed Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in the quarter-finals today. (Photo: AFP)

Ratchanok Intanon cruised into the quarter-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Utilita Arena in Birmingham yesterday.

The sixth-ranked Thai star, who is chasing her first title at the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event, defeated Iris Wang of the United States 21-14, 21-13 in the second round match that lasted 35-minutes.

Ratchanok, who is seeded fourth at this week’s US$850,000 tournament, will play seventh seed Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in the last eight today.

Blichfeldt defeated Yvonne Li of Germany 21-16, 21-17 earlier in the…

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