Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk beat Hu Yun of Hong Kong to book his place in the quarter-finals of the US$350,000 Singapore Open yesterday. The eighth-seeded Thai needed 47 minutes to overcome his 14th-ranked opponent 21-17, 23-21 in the second round of the BWF Superseries tournament. World No.11 Tanongsak will next face Sai Praneeth B after the Indian edged past Qiao Bin of China 21-15, 21-23, 21-16. Tanongsak, 26, became the first Thai male player to win a Superseries title when he triumphed at the Denmark Open World Superseries Premier event in October last year. Chayanit Chaladchalam and Phataimas Muenwong upset seventh seeds and compatriots Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai 21-17, 21-17 to reach the last eight of the women's doubles.

Source: Bangkok Post April 13, 2017 20:26 UTC