(AFP photo)Pornpawee Chochuwong will vie for the All England Open women's singles title after reaching the final of the sport's oldest tournament in Birmingham, England, on Saturday. The Thai sixth seed defeated fifth seed Pusarla V Sindhu 21-17, 21-9 in 45 minutes in the semi-finals at Utilita Arena. The 23-year-old will face Nozomi Okuhara after the Japanese second seed rallied to defeat Ratchanok Intanon 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in the second semi-final match. Pornpawee became only the second Thai player to reach the All England Open final. Second seed Okuhara knocked out another Thai hope Busanan Ongbamrungphan in three games on Friday.

Source: Bangkok Post March 20, 2021 23:48 UTC