Pornpawee Chochuwong moved into the women's singles quarter-finals of the US$1.45 million BWF All England Open in Birmingham on Thursday. The Thai eighth seed defeated Michelle Li of Canada 21-16, 24-22 in 59 minutes in the last 16 on Thursday at Birmingham's Utilita Arena. Men's second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn was to face Toma Junior Popov of France in the last 16 later on Thursday. The Thai world No.2 came through his first round match on Wednesday with a 21-15, 21-10 win over China's Lu Guangzu. Another Thai player Supanida Katethong was scheduled to face second seed Wang Zhiyi of China in another late match on Thursday.

Source: Bangkok Post March 06, 2026 07:55 UTC