19-05-2025
Homegrown star Kunlavut wins Thai Open men's singles
Kunlavut Vitidsarn won the Thai Open men's singles final to take his third title this year. (AFP pic)
BANGKOK : Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn stormed to victory over Anders Antonsen in the badminton men's singles final of the Thai Open today to take his third title this year.
The reigning world and Asian champion took an epic 92 minutes to dispatch the Dane 21-16, 17-21, 21-9.
It was only the second time in nine matches Kunlavut beat his formidable opponent, who is third in the World Rankings and 2024 China Masters winner.
In the women's singles, Chen Yu Fei of China saw off Thailand's top seed Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-16, 21-12.
The victory for the 2025 Asian Champion came off the back of a two-game semi-final where she knocked out Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki.
There was another two-game win in the women's doubles as Malaysia's Pearly Tan and M Thinaah beat South Korea's Jeong Na-eun and Lee Yeon-woo 21-16, 21-17.
Malaysia took an additional doubles win in the men's category as second seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik beat William Kryger Boe and Christian Faust Kjaer of Denmark 20-22, 21-17, 21-12 in an hour.
It was the third World Tour title – their first ever Super 500 – for the pair after they won the Denmark Open in 2023 and the Korea Masters last year.
The mixed doubles final was an all-China affair as Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping won two games to beat their compatriots Gao Jia Xuan and Wu Meng Ying 24-22, 21-16.
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