PUBLISHED : 31 Jul 2023 at 04:00
Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai settled for a runners-up title at the US$850,000 BWF Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday.
The second-seeded Thai pair lost to home players — third seeds Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan — 21-17, 16-21, 15-21 in the final of the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.
The Japanese pair also upset top seeds Zheng…