India’s unheralded Devika Suhag stunned top seed Supanida Katethong in the quarter-finals of the Thailand Masters 2026 women’s singles badminton event in Patumwan.
Devika, ranked 63rd in overcame early jitters to beat her world number 16 oppenent 21-19, 21-18 in 40 minutes. Devika, who won the Indian national title two years ago. Will be making her first semi-final appearance at a BWF Super 300 tournament.
She recovered from a slow start in the opening game, allowing her Thai opponent to take a 5-0 lead before fighting back to level at 9-9 before building momentum.
Katethong, the Asian Games bronze medalist fought back to 19-19, but Devika closed out the game with two straight points.
The second game followed a similar pattern. Trailing 5-3, Devika responded strongly, levelling the scores at 6-6 and then moving ahead to 10-6.
Katethong mounted another recovery to make it 13-13 and later 17-17 but a three-point burst from Devika took her to 20-17 and eventually the victory.
Devika will be up against fifth seed Huang Yu-Hsun of Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals. Yu-Hsun defeated Japan’s Hina Akechi 12-21, 21-13, 21-12 in her quarter-final match.
Devika will be chasing her first major title although she has won three challenger events in Malaysia, Sweden and Portugal last season.
Malaysia are assured of a place in the final with the other semi-finals seeing an all-Malaysian affair.
Wong Ling Ching battled past India’s Isharani Baruah for over an hour before winning.
She will meet Goh Jin Wei, who defeated fellow MalaysianLetshanaa Karupathevan 12-21, 21-17, 21-19 in her quarter-final tie.
QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS
MEN’S SINGLES: Alwi Farhan (Ina) bt Lee Zii Jia (Mas) 10-21, 21-15 rtd; Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul (Tha) bt Shuwijo Prahdiska Bagas (Ina) 21-17, 21-17; Moh Zaki Ubaidillah (Ina) bt Brian Yang (Can) 16-21, 21-18, 21-15; Zhu Xuanchen (Chn) bt Tharun Mannepalli (Ind) 21-11, 21-17
MEN’S DOUBLES: Muhammad Rian Ardianto-Rahmat Hidayat (Ina) bt Lee Fang-Chih- Lee Fang-Jen (Tpe) 21-12, 21-18; Leo Rolly Carnando-Bagas Maulana (Ina) bt Chia Weiji-Lwi Sheng Hao (Mas) 21-11, 21-16; Raymond Indra-Nikolaus Joaquin (Ina) bt Lin Chia-Yen-Lin Yong-Sheng (Tpe) 24-22, 21-12; Hu Keyuan-Lin Xiangyi (Chn) bt Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong (Mas) 21-13, 21-14
WOMEN’S SINGLES: Devika Sihag (Ind) bt Supanida Katethong (Tha) 21-19, 21-18; Huang Yu-Hsun (Tpe) bt Hina Akechi (Jpn) 12-21, 21-13, 21-12; Goh Jin Wei (Mas) bt Letshanaa Karupathevan (Mas) 12-21, 21-17, 21-19; Wong Ling Ching (Mas) bt Isharani Baruah (Ind) 18-21, 21-16, 21-13
WOMEN’S DOUBLES: Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Ina) bt Hsu Ya-ching-Sung Yu-hsuan (Tpe) 24-22, 21-12; Bao Lijing-Li Yijing (Chn) bt Chang Ching-Hui-Yang Ching-Tan (Tpe) 21-11, 21-19; Kaho Osawa-Mai Tanabe (Jpn) bt Rachel Allessya Rose-Febi Stianingrum (Ina) 21-18, 21-13; Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Melilysa Trias Puspitasari (Ina) bt Hsu Yin-hui-Lin Jhih Yun (Tpe) 21-13, 22-20
MIXED DOUBLES: Akira Koga-Natsu Saito (Jpn) bt Supak Jomkoh-Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn (Tha) 21-17, 11-21, 21-13; Bobby Setiabudi-Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Ina) bt Rasmus Espersen-Amalie Cecillie Kudsk (Den) 21-17, 21-16; Adnan Maulana-Indah Chaya Seri Jamil (Ina) bt Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi (Chn) 13-21, 22-20 rtd; Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina Marwah (Ina) bt Wu Hsuan-Yi-Yang Chu-Yun (Tpe) 21-15, 21-15
