Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand plays against Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men’s singles quarter-finals of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo yesterday. (Photo: AFP)
Thai players booked two semi-final places at the BWF World Championships in Tokyo following impressive quarter-final wins by men’s singles star Kunlavut Vitidsarn and women’s doubles duo Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Puttita Supajirakul yesterday.
Kunlavut, the 16th seed, upset defending champion and eighth seed Loh Kean Yew of Singapore 21-12, 17-21, 21-8 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Sapsiree and Puttita, the No.14 seeds, came from behind to defeat 11th seeds Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu of…
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