Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsmpran
Top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsmpran are out in of the mixed doubles of the Malaysian Masters badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur.
The pair retired while leading 11-5 against teammates Pakkapon Teeraratsakul-Sapsiree Taerattanachai. The were cruising to the lead but decided to concede the tie during the breather with Supissara apparently uneasy with her heavily strapped knees.
Dechapol, who won the title here in 2023 alongside Sapsiree Taerattanachai, was hoping to win the title with a different partner this time around.
Also out of the mixed doubles competition is the Indonesian pairing of Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu. The fifth seeds were beaten 19-21, 21-12, 19-21 by the American pairing of Presley Smith-Jennie Gai.
There were also several other shock results on the second day of the USD500,000 tournament, including a big win for the hosts. Former world junior champion, saddled with injuries in recent times, stunned fourth seeded Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand 21-6, 16-21, 21-10 in the women’s singles.
It was Jin Wei’s first win over her Thai rival in five meetings, stretching back to the Indonesian Masters ten years ago.
Since finishing runner-up at the Thailand Masters in January and winning the Singapore International Challenge in February, Jin Wei had suffered a string of early exits including first-round defeats at the Asia Championships and last week’s Thailand Open.
In the men’s singles, India Lakshya Sen, seeded eighth, was shown the exit in the first round by Indonesian Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah. In their first ever meeting at the international arena, Zaki carved out a stunning 21-17, 21-11 upset.
Defending champion Li Shifeng of China, was also almost packed out, but the fifth seed persevered in a hard-fought second game, before beating Japan’s Minoru Koga 17-21, 22-20, 21-15 in a 71-minute battle.
Similarly, third seed Christo Popov was also given a fright before he overcame Japan’s Koki Watanabe 14-21, 24-22, 21-16.
In the women’s doubles, fourth seeded Kaho Osawa-Mai Tanabe were edged out 17-21, 19-21 by the Thai duo of Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn-Sabrina Sophita Wedler.
It was also bad news for newly crowned Thailand Open men’s doubles champions Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin. The pair saw their hopes dashed after being beaten 19-21, 21-13, 15-21 by China’s Hu Keyuan-Lin Xiangyi.
FINAL RESULTS
Men’s Singles:
Kodai Naraoka (Jpn) bt Prannoy H.S. (Ind) 21-17, 22-20, 22-24; Toma Junior Popov (Fra) bt Angus Ng Ka Long (Hkg) 21-16, 21-15; Anthony Sinesuka Ginting (Ina)bt Justin Hoh (Mas) 21-16, 21-14; Jonathan Christie (Ina) bt Magnus Johannesen (Den) 21-9, 21-15; Lu Guangzu (Chn) bt Jason Gunawan (Ina) 21-17, 17-21, 21-18; Jeon Hyeok-jin (Kor) bt Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo (Ina) 21-15, 21-19; Wang Tzu Wei (Tpe) bt Weng Hongyang (Chn) 21-17, 19-21, 21-18; Alex Lanier (Fra) bt Kiran George (Ind) 21-15, 6-1 retired; Hu Zhean (Chn) bt Leong Jun Hao (Mas) 21-19, 23-21; Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah (Ina) bt Lakshya Sen (Ind) 21-17, 21-11; Li Shifeng (Chn) bt Minoru Koga (Jpn) 17-21, 22-20, 21-15; Yudai Okimoto (Jpn) bt Lee Chia Hao (Tpe) 24-22, 21-6; Christo Popov (Fra) bt Koki Watanabe (Jpn) 14-21, 24-22, 21-16; Wang Po-Wei (Tpe) bt Tharun Mannepalli (Ind) 17-21, 21-14, 21-8; Zhu Xuanchen (Chn) bt Brian Yang (Can) 21-18, 22-20; Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul (Tha) bt Yoo Tae-bin (Kor) 23-21, 21-12
Men’s Doubles: Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard (Den) bt Peeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul (Tha) 21-17, 21-14; Hu Keyuan-Lin Xiangyi (Chn) bt Leo Rolly Carnando-Daniel Marthin (Ina) 21-19, 13-21, 21-15; Kakeru Kumagai-Hiroki Nishi (Jpn) bt Low Hang Yee-Ng Eng Cheong (Mas) 21-9, 21-13; Julien Maio-William Villeger (Fra) bt Christopher Grimley-Matthew Grimley (Sco) 21-12, 21-15
Women’s Singles: Kaloyana Nalbantova (Bul) bt Neslihan Arin (Tur) 21-13, 21-6; Goh Jin Wei (Mas) bt Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Tha) 21-6, 16-21, 21-10; Nguyen Thuy Linh (Vie) bt Wong Ling Ching (Mas) 12-21, 21-13, 25-23; Devika Sihag (Ind) bt Park Ga-eun (Kor) 19-21, 21-18, 21-19; Ashmita Chaliha (Ind) bt Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan (Ina) 21-16, 21-13; Letshanaa Karupathevan (Mas) bt Amalie Schulz (Den) 21-13, 19-21, 21-15; Line Christophersen (Den) bt Isharani Baruah (Ind) 21-17, 14-21, 21-18; Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt (Den) bt Anmol Kharb (Ind) 13-21, 21-16, 21-19; Ratchanok Intanon (Ina) bt Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi (Ina) 21-16, 21-16; Han Qianxi (Chn) bt Natsuki Nidaira (Jpn) 24-22, 21-13; Huang Ching Ping (Tpe) bt Tanya Hemanth (Ind) 21-19, 21-7; Malvika Bansod (Ind) bt Yvonne Li (Ger) 21-17, 16-21, 21-9; Hina Akechi (Jpn)bt Polina Buhrova (Ukr) 21-10, 21-7; Tomoka Miyazaki (Jpn) bt Tung Ciou-Tong (Tpe) 21-16, 21-16; Pitchamon Opatniputh (Tha) bt Tanvi Sharma (Ind) 21-10, 21-19; Chen Yufei (Chn) bt Wen Yu Zhang (Can) 21-14, 21-13
Women’s Doubles: Bao Lijing-Cao Zihan (Chn) bt Low Zi Yu-Noraqilah Maisarah (Mas) 21-18, 21-12; Arisa Igarashi-Chiharu Shida (Jpn) bt Cheng Su Hui-Tan Zhing Hui (Mas) 21-8, 21-12; Francesca Corbett-Jennie Gai (USA) bt Lam Cho Wai-Sim Jia Min (Eng-Mas) 21-8, 21-3; Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi (Jpn) Rutaparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda (Ind) 21-7, 21-6; Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn-Sabrina Sophita Wedler (Tha) bt Kaho Osawa-Mai Tanabe (Jpn) 21-17, 21-19
Mixed Doubles: Guo Xinwa-Chen Fanghui (Chn) bt Akira Kago-Natsu Saito (Jpn) 21-19, 12-21, 22-20; Bobby Setiabudi-Melati Dewa Oktavianti (Ina) bt Ashith Surya-Amrutha Pramuthesh (Ind) 21-13, 21-18; Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie (Mas) bt Chen Zhi Yi-Francesca Corbett (USA) 21-8, 21-16; Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi (Chn) bt Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing (Mas) 13-21, 21-12, 21-16; Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje (Den) bt Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin (Mas) 21-13, 21-15; Adnan Maulana-Indah Cahya Sari Jamil (Ina) bt Ruben Garcia-Lucia Rodriguez (Esp) 21-15, 21-13; Chan Yin Chak-Ng Tsz Yau (Hkg) bt Wong Tien Ci-Lim Chiew Sien (Mas) 21-14, 21-19; Wu Guan Xun-Lee Chia Hsin (Tpe) bt Wu Hsuan-Yi-Yang Chu Yun (Tpe) 20-22, 21-13, 21-17; Supak Jomkoh-Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn (Tha) bt Julian Maio-Lea Palermo (Fra) 12-21, 21-18, 21-12; Presley Smith-Jennie Gai (USA) bt Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu (Ina) 21-19, 12-21, 21-19; Zhu Yijun-Li Qian (Chn) bt Marvin Seidel-Thuc Phuong Nguyen (Ger) 21-11, 13-21, 21-19; Gao Jiaxuan-Wei Yaxin (Chn) bt Dejan Ferdiansyah-Bernadine Anindya Wardana (Ina) 21-19, 21-19; Pakkapon Teeraratsakul-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) bt Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran (Tha) 5-11 retired; Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram-Radhika Sharma (Ind) bt Alexander Dunn-Julie MacPherson (Sco) 16-21, 21-14, 21-18; Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei (Mas) bt Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai (Can) 21-6, 21-14; Amri Syahnawi-Nota Violina Marwah (Ina) bt Rohan Kapoor-Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (Ind) 21-15, 20-22, 21-10
