Home / Sports / Thai Badminton Stars Shine at Asia Championships
Thai Badminton Stars Shine at Asia Championships
11 Apr
Summary
- Thai mixed doubles pair advanced to quarter-finals.
- Defending champion Vitidsarn secured his last eight spot.
- Other Thai players exited in the round of 16.
In the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 held in China, Thai badminton players achieved significant success yesterday. The mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran, seeded third, comfortably defeated their Japanese opponents in the last 16.
This victory propels the Thai duo into the quarter-finals, where they will face a formidable Chinese pairing. Meanwhile, men's singles top seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn demonstrated resilience, overcoming an early deficit to win his match and advance to the quarter-finals of the US$550,000 tournament.
Despite these successes, Thai women's singles contenders Pornpawee Chochuwong and Busanan Ongbamrungphan, along with the men's and women's doubles pairs, were eliminated in the round of 16, concluding their tournament campaigns.
