Seventh seed Ratchanok defeated Zhang Beiwen of the United States 21-16, 21-12 in 31 minutes to reach the last four of the Super 750 event. Ratchanok will next face Korean world No.1 An Se-Young of South Korea, who defeated Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia 21-16, 21-8 in the other quarter-finals. But my goal is just to stay injury free," said Ratchanok, who won the tournament in 2011, 2013 and 2016 in a pre-World Tour era. With the victory, Ratchanok is projected to rise to No.6 in the world when the new world rankings are released next Tuesday. The Korean won a record-equalling 11 BWF World Tour events in 2025.

Source: Bangkok Post January 16, 2026 23:05 UTC