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Shuttler Busanan advances in Tokyo

Top-ranked mixed doubles stars Dechapol and Sapsiree crash out along with Ratchanok

Busanan Ongbamrungphan, shown here in her second-round match on Wednesday, has booked a place in the quarter-finals of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo. (AFP Photo)

Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand advanced to the quarter-finals of the BWF World Championships by defeating Saina Nehwal of India 21-17, 16-21, 21-13 in their women’s singles match Tokyo on Thursday.

But mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukro and Sapsiree Taerattanachai, ranked No.1 in the world, were upset by Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Lohau. The 9th-seeded Germans swept aside their Thai rivals with a straight sets (21-16- 21-14) win that took…

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