Thai players and officials pose during a reception ahead of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals which begin on Sunday. Their Uber Cup campaign will rely on the skills and experience of Ratchanok Intanon, the 2013 world champion. It's the first time that we're playing the Thomas and Uber Cup finals in Bangkok and we're motivated to do well," he said. In the Uber Cup, 14-time champions China, spearheaded by fifth-ranked Chen Yufei, are hot favourites to retain the crown. China have won nine of the past 10 editions, missing out only in 2010 when they lost to South Korea.

Source: Bangkok Post May 19, 2018 23:15 UTC