Sapsiree and Puttita, the No.14 seeds, came from behind to defeat 11th seeds Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu of China 15-21, 21-18, 22-20. “Popor” Sapsiree and “Earth” Puttita are Thailand’s first women’s doubles pair to get a world championship medal. Women’s doubles duo Sapsiree Taerattanachai, left, and Puttita Supajirakul of Thailand in action in the quarter-finals. In another women’s doubles quarter-final, Thailand’s seventh seeds Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai lost to China’s top seeds Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan 21-16, 21-7. In the women’s singles quarter-finals yesterday, Thailand’s 12th seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan was no match for Taiwan’s second seed Tai Tzu-ying, who won 21-16, 21-9.

Source: Bangkok Post August 27, 2022 03:58 UTC