Ratchanok falls to fitter Wang in last-4 battleListen to this articleFighting finish: Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon hits a return to China's Wang Zhiyi on Saturday. AFPRatchanok Intanon bowed out in the women's singles semi-finals of the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday. Wang will face Olympic champion An Se-Young for the title after the top-ranked Korean downed Japanese world champion Akane Yamaguchi 21-15, 21-12 in the first semi-final. The Korean had $763,175 before the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025, and the winner's cheque of $240,000 will see her surpass $1 million. Kunlavut outplayed Denmark's Anders Antonsen 21–15, 18–21, 21–13 on Friday to progress past the group stage at the World Tour Finals for the first time since 2021. agencies

Source: Bangkok Post December 21, 2025 08:20 UTC