Birmingham: World No.12 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk dumped China's Olympic champion Chen Long out of the All England Open on Thursday. The Thai won 21-16, 21-19 for the biggest victory of his career and booked a quarter-final berth in the men's singles. Last year, Tanongsak won his maiden Superseries title at the Denmark Open in October and the success has boosted his confidence. World No.8 Ratchanok Intanon, the 2013 world champion from Thailand, met her target of reaching the quarter-finals for the third time in a row on Thursday when she beat Hsu Ya Ching of 21-14, 21-15. Ratchanok and Tanongsak were the only two Thais left at the 2017 All England event.

Source: Bangkok Post March 11, 2017 00:38 UTC